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    Tim Winton Biography

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    couldn’t be found. The librarian ordered another copy from Surry Hills to be sent for me to collect from Town Hall. On the way back to work I stopped at Ashwoods and bought Tim Winton’s book‚ The Turning (and a Weezer CD) for $5. I started reading the first story‚ Big World‚ on the train home. Which is how I ended up reading Winton instead of Carver. I enjoyed the story until this last paragraph:

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    Let me begin with a caveat. My argument is based on the evidence of fiction‚ on a discussion Tim Winton’s most recent novel‚ Breath. Social scientists may suspect this kind of evidence and see ‘fact’ as more trustworthy than ‘fiction’. But even though it is true that the evidence I will be presenting is not based on people and situations in ‘real life’ — whatever that may be — I would suggest that fiction may take us to the sources of social awareness and action‚ to the extent that‚ as Levinas1

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    knees and ’’Secrets’ by Tim Winton. We explore the various way factors around us can affect our personality and identity. In the story ’’ Secrets’’ Tim winton explores the life of a young girl and how her Family effects her identity. Due to her Loneliness and consent rejection from her family‚ she develops a low self – esteem and a feeling of sadness and depression. It has a Negative impact on her family and the way she views her family. An example of this is when winton stated ’’She held the picture

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    Christmas in England. This kind of celebration is so special for England’s people. It is special because they celebrate the birthday of Jesus Christ. That is why they call this time of year “Chrismas” they celebrate the “Mass”‚ or church service‚ for Christ. The word Christmas (or Christ’s Mass) comes from the Old English name ’Cristes Maesse’ - Christ’s. The first recorded observance occurred in Rome in AD360‚ but it wasn’t until AD440 that the Christian Church fixed a celebration date of 25

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    A transformative and provocative journey is identified within Tim Winton’s short story Neighbours resulting in a profound discovery‚ Gaining a greater understanding of society and themselves. This leads the protagonists on a mental journey‚ exploring an aspect which is ‘foreign’ to the individuals or‚ conclusively ‘lost’. A transformative discovery is imposed as they will gain an open-mindset thus furthering a new perspective to be forged‚ perceiving society differently. ‘The newly-weds feel like

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    IQE Charts for Module A – Tim Winton’s Short Stories and The Poetry of Zohra Saed. Theme/Value: Identity Context and text (Tim Winton) Technique & Quote Explanation Technique & Quote Context and text (Zohra Saed) “Big World” is a story of two boys’ lives as they finish school and assert their independence in the transition from adolescence to adulthood. Context: Grew up in small towns in WA. Working class background. Father was a police officer and great story teller. Educated at university. Christian

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    Significant events are pivotal in enriching ones understanding of their identity‚ which leads to an understanding of where they belong in the world. This is shown through our prescribed text “The Simple Gift” composed by Steven Herrick; as well as Tim Winton’s “The Turning”. | Steven Herrick’s free verse novel explores this value of events that shape a persons identity and hence their sense of belonging in their world.  The cause of his alienation appears to be physical and psychological abuse from

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    values inherent in each composer’s context. Compare and contrast how Winton and Saed explore similar values. Make detailed reference to your texts. An authors values and ideas originate and stem from their personal‚ historical and cultural context. By comparing the two authors Tim Winton (from an Australian context) and Zohra Saed (Afghani/New York context) we are able to see how similar values are shaped through identity/contex. Winton uses various literary techniques to embed personalised values into

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    In the Tim Winton’s novel ‘Lands Edge’ and the 2009 film ‘Australia‚’ varying images of Australia are explored‚ through the illustration of the landscape as a result of the descriptive language used and also through the use of visual techniques used in the film ‘Australia’. Tim Winton’s ‘Lands Edge’ depicts various images of the costal‚ remote costal and suburban life of Australia throughout his life. In contrast in the film ‘Australia’ portrays images of the remote rural desert Australia landscape

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    different points of view and influenced subconsciously by a number of exterior factors rather than consciously by oneself. Teachers and fellow students‚ it is this which makes the concept of “Searching for Identity” so captivating and enthralling. Tim Winton explores the ideas within the concept of “Searching for Identity” extensively within his collection of short stories‚ ‘The Turning’. Two of these said short stories have shaped my understanding of the concept of “Searching for Identity” are ‘Abbreviation’

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