... the text is challenging a renowned aspect in regards to the construction of Australia's cultural identity. This strong characterisation of the house is constructed in order to highlight levels of spirituality which make a strong representation of Australia's cultural identity. The use of the poetic language that is used to characterise the house is influential as it highlights the fundamental state of the house, which furthers into giving us an insight of the house's mood. It is the spirits that infest the house that determine the state of the house itself. The ... . Throughout the text,...

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• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... where not all meanings are understood at a literal level. In the novel, one of the most significant literary devices used by Winton is symbolism, which plays upon the aesthetic sensibilities harbored by the text's audience and provides insight and deeper understanding to the themes of the novel. The house on Cloudstreet itself, the river, the symbolic representations of the Lambs and Pickles families and the Aboriginal man contribute to meaning as Winton uses symbolism to make ... are now made concrete have exorcised the dark spirits of the house. Besides this, the change that occurs in...

• Word Count: 1957
• Approx Pages: 8