The Comparison of Two Novels with Intertextual Links

Many novels focus on the issues of teenage life, but few incorporate the issues of war. The Divine Wind by Garry Disher and Children Of The River by Linda Crew are two such examples. The Divine Wind deals with Hartley Penrose reflecting back on his life in Broome during the years of World War 2. Whilst Children Of The River deals with the story of Sundara Sovaan, an escapee of the Communist war in Cambodia, and her new life in America with her aunt and uncle. These two novels are appropriate to compare because although the themes in both novels may be conveyed in different ways and in a different context, there are still many similarities and differences. The characterization of Mitsy Sennosuke and Sundara Sovaan have similarities and differences and themes of: Relationships, tradition, war, jealousy, stereotyping, immigrants, choices and regrets are all evident but are conveyed in different ways.…