Besides providing an interesting story line, texts may portray attitudes and values connected with many aspects of the society in which they were written or represent. This is the case in the novel, Cloudstreet, in which values and attitudes of Australian life are presented in the story of two families sharing one house. The author, Tim Winton, may have directed these attitudes and values at the Australian society to provide the people involved within, an …showed first 75 words of 1161 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1161 total…families, who feel they belong to the house, number one Cloudstreet. Therefore, readers can see that Tim Winton has used a number of common attitudes and values of the Australian culture in this novel, Cloudstreet. These give the readers an understanding of themselves and their society, as well as effectively conveying attitudes and values Winton wishes to portray to possibly send a message to these readers about how their society is constantly changing around them.