1. Structure of Cloudstreet
... novel begins at the present, moves onto the past and comes back to present. This is evident in the prologue and the last sub-chapter called "Sun, Moon, Stars". In the prologue we are given an image of a happy family picnic which ends up with someone drowning in the river. While reading the prologue the people described ... that the person who drowned was Fish Lamb and from his eyes in the spiritual world we see the physical world in the past. From this we can see how Winton has tied in the physical world and the spiritual world. However the last sub-chapter in the novel called "Sun, Moon...
- Word Count: 871
- Approx Pages: 3
- Grade Level: High School