Fly Away Peter

The book “Fly Away Peter” by David Malouf, is the story of finding out what life really means, and why we are put here? Jim discovers himself throughout the story, and many contrasts and differences are made. Through the help of Ashley and Imogen, we are introduced to the personality of Jim. In the beginning images of innocence and purity are highly recognised, but, however these images slowly disappear, with the paradise, and the nature shown early in the book disintegrating. Images of hell and loss of innocence are shown in full view, and once innocence is lost fully, we are brought back into the perception of eternal life, showing one of the themes that Malouf continually repeats.

In the early chapters of “Fly Away Peter” we are introduced to a harmonic world. A different world of peace, and of togetherness. This feeling of unity is a strong bond, and it sets the scenery for the first quarter of the book. It is set in a swamp in Queensland, and it shows that people ...