Order out of Chaos: the Structure of Albert Wendt’s Sons for the Return Home

Not only is Albert Wendt’s novel Sons for the Return Home divided into three parts; other elements in the structure appear three times as well: separations, ritual killings, processes of death and rebirth, journeys, women, countries, and male generations. All such aspects point to a reading of the n...

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Publicado no:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ces,
Autor principal: Cavallaro, Daniela
Formato: Article ou chapitre numérique
Idioma:Anglais
Publicado em: Commonwealth Essays and Studies 2024
Acesso em linha:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Resumo:Not only is Albert Wendt’s novel Sons for the Return Home divided into three parts; other elements in the structure appear three times as well: separations, ritual killings, processes of death and rebirth, journeys, women, countries, and male generations. All such aspects point to a reading of the novel as a process of maturation for the protagonist.