sounds

Grenville uses sounds and silences in the novel to provide a better description of the events taking place. They are used to portray gruesome events such as the spearing of Saggity and the massacre of the Aboriginals on Blackwood's property. In the same way silence is also used to portray a time of reflection.

Small noises made by a man with a spear through his entrails. The silence thsat hung over the town when the scream had stoppped. The speaking in hushed voices when planning the massacre in Spider's bar The silence when contemplating their previous lives Blackwood roaring no no no no Sounds of gunshots screaming, roaring and high panicked squeals of children great shocked silence hanging over everything frantic movements ned breathing loudly