The shadow of Puritanism and its effects on George Plumb are seen in other lesser forms of conformity such as geniality. These views of pleasure or the in-ornate as somehow indicative of having a worse character are shadows of Puritanism trauma on not only George but allegorically the whole nation of New Zealand “maligned by the ignorant and self-indulgent” George notes when referring to people who dine out at fine restaurant or partake in the excessive, luxuries of life. The spaces in the text such as Georges study come to represent his mind but the gaps and silences become just as important with Georges obliviousness to Meg and his families suffering mainly shown through the silences which become a language of their own within texts of trauma. His skepticism of his children 's decisions is linked to their inability to change their values or hesitation to. The lack of a direct mention of the post-colonial condition creates a novel that feels absent of the European settler this like many other silences, silences of judgment and approval. The central issue of religion and its effect at tearing families apart gives an atheistic angle which can be seen in the silences of the
The shadow of Puritanism and its effects on George Plumb are seen in other lesser forms of conformity such as geniality. These views of pleasure or the in-ornate as somehow indicative of having a worse character are shadows of Puritanism trauma on not only George but allegorically the whole nation of New Zealand “maligned by the ignorant and self-indulgent” George notes when referring to people who dine out at fine restaurant or partake in the excessive, luxuries of life. The spaces in the text such as Georges study come to represent his mind but the gaps and silences become just as important with Georges obliviousness to Meg and his families suffering mainly shown through the silences which become a language of their own within texts of trauma. His skepticism of his children 's decisions is linked to their inability to change their values or hesitation to. The lack of a direct mention of the post-colonial condition creates a novel that feels absent of the European settler this like many other silences, silences of judgment and approval. The central issue of religion and its effect at tearing families apart gives an atheistic angle which can be seen in the silences of the