... 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

... stay up extremely late most nights drinking copious amounts of green tea, he began to have visions of a black spirit-monkey with red glowing eyes. The disruptions the visions caused apparently grew worse with time, to the point that Reverend Jennings takes his own life. Several explanations are offered within the text as too the cause of the reverends mental disturbances. The reverend himself believes that his over indulgence in green ... through the glass into the world of and communication with spirits. The reflection agin is one of a truly frightening nature, Carmilla as Laura's doub...

• Word Count: 1988
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate