Cloudstreet
Cloudstreet, the novel’s setting, symbolizes both the messiness and the healing power of family relationships. Much like the two families themselves, the house at Number One, Cloudstreet is haunted by its sordid history. While the…
read analysis of Cloudstreet
The River
Rivers, a mysterious and ever-present element of the characters’ lives, symbolize life, death, and all the unknowns that surround them. The river is especially meaningful to the Lamb family, who suffered the loss of Fish…
read analysis of The River
The Spinning Knife
Random forces of good and bad luck seem to affect the lives of the Lamb family more than anything else, and the spinning knife symbolizes this randomness most clearly. While Lester and his children enjoy…
read analysis of The Spinning Knife
