Cloudstreet (1 Viewer)

[lars101]

could do with any information on different readings of cloudstreet with reference to extracts, based on the question:

'Interpretations of texts can shift and change with time and place'

any help would be really good

 

[chooky_girl26]

How many different ways can u read the book yourself... u may read it as fish telling his life through the las t seconds of death or you may read it as the dead fish looking back on life or present fish writing his own life biography

 

[Aimz- Lou.]

Religious reading: "fish" is a Christian symbol. "Lambs of God." "the black fella" is an angel. "The river" can be seen as a symbol for spirituality, cleansing, and the holy spirit. "the beautiful, the river" is apparently a hymn- intertextuality. The religous reading highlights the concepts of faith and fate and destiny throughout the text.

Feminist reading: A feminist reading suggests that the males are weak and defeated by their circumstances, while the women battle on- such as Rose supporting her family and oriel keeping it all together. The men also take on typically female characteristics, such as Lester and sam are the "nurturers" of their children, and Oriel and Rose are the providers for their families.

A post colonial reading: the vernacular language of the text and the context of it suggests a reading in reference to post colonial Australia, and implies political and social connotations.

Hope that helps a little.