Memories, too, are painful

Senior English “The Sound of One Hand Clapping” By Richard Flanagan A persuasive exposition of No#6 “Memories, too are Painful” By James Marshall Since the beginning of human existence, communication has been the central focus on which our lives have been based, from the first existing cave men to the countless attempts made by NASA to communicate with the universe. The central theme of the novel “The Sound of One Hand Clapping” by Richard Flanagan …

…been a common experience for many of Australia’s people. Making a new life in an alien land is never easy, attempting to rebuild their lives in a strange and unforgiving land while sorting through the scares of war and their toll on the human spirit. “The Sound of One Hand Clapping” by Peter Flanagan draws on these troubles and with mythic and symbolic metaphors provides the reader with a story that must be told.