There are many stories in Tim Winton’s short story collection book The Turning that connect characters together or feature characters from other stories, creating a link between them in some way. This essay is going to focus on the stories The Turning, Sand and Family; how Winton has connected them through the characters in the stories and the impact Winton intended to have on the audience. Three characters that are directly presented or mentioned in the three stories are Raelene, Max and Frank.
In the prequel story, Sand, Frank and Max are the main characters of the story which is told from third-person perspective and mainly from Frank’s point of view. Sand is the second story of the trio, but is set first chronologically. The story focuses on an 8-year-old Frank and a 10-year-old Max, who have gone fishing with their father as well as some of his friends while they visit his house for two weeks, although when Frank accidentally trips up Max he tries to bury him alive with sand. The story is centred on Frank and Max because the story is meant to give the two characters some backstory and an insight into their relationship, while Raelene isn’t mentioned or shown because she had not met Max at this point. Because of this, we learn more about Frank’s history with Max in Sand as well as more …show more content…
Winton has done this because he wanted to leave an impact through the use of the family theme shown in the stories, which was shown through the different relationships these characters have, the actions they take through the stories and crossing the stories to create some history relevant to the characters. The characters’ histories lead them to make certain choices which in turn change or shape relationships, and all of these factors in the stories can be seen very differently in Raelene, Frank and Max because Winton has given multiple stories to show
In the prequel story, Sand, Frank and Max are the main characters of the story which is told from third-person perspective and mainly from Frank’s point of view. Sand is the second story of the trio, but is set first chronologically. The story focuses on an 8-year-old Frank and a 10-year-old Max, who have gone fishing with their father as well as some of his friends while they visit his house for two weeks, although when Frank accidentally trips up Max he tries to bury him alive with sand. The story is centred on Frank and Max because the story is meant to give the two characters some backstory and an insight into their relationship, while Raelene isn’t mentioned or shown because she had not met Max at this point. Because of this, we learn more about Frank’s history with Max in Sand as well as more …show more content…
Winton has done this because he wanted to leave an impact through the use of the family theme shown in the stories, which was shown through the different relationships these characters have, the actions they take through the stories and crossing the stories to create some history relevant to the characters. The characters’ histories lead them to make certain choices which in turn change or shape relationships, and all of these factors in the stories can be seen very differently in Raelene, Frank and Max because Winton has given multiple stories to show