Cloudstreet 3 essay

Textual integrity can be defined an integrated whole in terms of meaning and value”. Therefore, through its responders context to add meaning. Cloudstreet as being a spiritual text. He appears at important moments in thought to be “the guardian and conscience of the novel”. His angelic presence signifies the importance of faith.

Tim Winton’s Cloudstreet (1991) is a fantastical and vivid exploration of the lives of the 20th century ‘Aussie battlers’ whose reputations fabricated the Australian identity present in today’s society. The novel resonates the idea that this identity was forged through hardship, tragedy, faith and luck in a country shaped by injustice.

This produces meaning and cohesion that flows in a logical sequence of events, primarily through dual narration from Fish Lamb, a man split between two worlds. Winton uses his text to portray a unique view of the lives of two very different Australian families through an unlikely paradox.

This dualistic narrative technique gives Cloudstreet cohesion and flow, with Fish’s story at the epicentre of all occurrences, as he can relate the feelings and desires of every character through a spiritual connectivity with their souls.