Tim Winton's 'The Turning'

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A key theme in Tim Winton’s unpredictable short story collection, ‘The turning’ is about the brotherly relationship between Fred and Max. One of the major issues with this relevant theme is action. In the ninth short story, ‘Sand’ the two characters muck around with one another until one gets hurt and the other is positioned in the bad books of his older brother. Fred and Max were playing in the sand dunes whilst their father was fishing; Max pulled his pants down and made Fred light matches near his bottom to create a flame as he farted. Following Max’s instructions, Fred lit the match and positioned it within very close contact of Max’s skin. Subsequently, Max got burnt and became furious at Fred, chasing him down the sand dunes hastily.

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