want to do. The short story “Distant Lands” is written by Tim Winton and explores ideas of the disempowerment, power and isolation. Through the use of narrative conventions such as characterisation, setting and symbolism, the reader is influence to respond to the ideas with sympathy, frustration and hope for the main character, “Fat Maz”. Through characterisation, the author is able to construct representations of disempowerment. One of the most important characters in the story is “Fat Maz” and her…
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