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Past the Shallows: A Study of Isolation - Coggle Diagram
Past the Shallows: A Study of Isolation
Characters
Harry
Abandonment
"They were leaving him again, his brothers." P1
"But Harry stayed where he was. He stayed amongst the pile of Granddad's things on the lawn - all the things that were no longer needed, no longer useful." P99
Miles
Dad
Setting
Curren family home
Bruny Island
"... gardens full of rusty car shells, dead tractors, decaying boats marooned on land."
Aunty Jean's house
George's shack
The Great Southern Ocean
Language
Pathetic fallacy
"There were places where the water was angry."
Symbolism
The lone cormorant
Imagery
"Harry couldn't move. His eyes were bloodshot, tears all down his cheek..."
Foreshadowing
"Harry understood, right down in his guts, that time ran on forever and that one day he would die."
Experiences
Dad is isolated by grief
Miles is isolated by responsibility
Harry is isolated from family