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NB: THis Essay is ON Tim Winton's Cloudstreet - a highly regarded Australian novel that is gaining appreciation worldwide What does Winton tell us about the nature of families? Through his novel Cloudstreet, Tim Winton shares with his readers some of his thoughts about families. Through the two families in the novel, the Pickles and the Lambs, as well as insight into the characters past families, Winton reveals his feelings on what a families are …

…that is the whole of what Winton is telling his readers about families. Families may not always be picture perfect, but it is with family that you find a sense of place. It is the nature of families to quarrel, to split, to be mean; but it is also within their nature to be kind, loving and supportive. Families are important to our survival and continuing existence. After all, blood is much thicker then water.