... sorrow" - ECCLESIASTES 1:18 David Malouf's "Fly Away Peter" is the story of one man's loss of innocence, as he confronts the brutality of human nature during the First World War. Through the central character's voyage of realization, the reader is confronted with a deeply philosophical approach to the meaning of life and death. Whilst on the surface appearing very simplistic and straightforward, multiple themes are intertwined in ... even in a mild, reflective person like Jim. At "le Havre," Jim and Wizzer Green narrowly avoid a "sudden, unexpected confrontation," after Jim allegedly tri...

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... very old and very young" (Pg. 130). Catherine had acquired basic skills from her father, who taught her how to shoot a riffle and harvest the land. She was often admired by the local schoolgirls who thought, "she was something of a heroine. A part of the war effort, doing a man's work when she"d rather be in London, painting, going to parties and exhibitions" (Pg. 130). Similarly ... no one else can see. A casual observer may remark that, "it was easy to see that Hickam was used to vehicles coming from every direction" and that, "he directed his invisible traffic with efficient skill, s...

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