The Divine WindJackie Ramsey

Written Expression Text Response Essay
By Jackie Ramsey

In the novel the ‘Divine Wind, the author Gary Disher discusses the external influences that effect the relationships between the characters. The following paragraphs will expand on three of the connections that were formed in the book.

There are two main external factors that affect the relationship between Hart and Jaime. The war is basically the background of the novel and most of the events are based on preparing for the incident. The first of them to occur was the Typhoon. Hart and Jaime had a basic and steady relationship with only a few rough patches that occurred through Hart’s jealousy and untrustworthy for his friends Jaime and Mitsy. When the typhoon took place Hart and his father were out at sea and soon ended up in the middle of the storm. Hart injured his leg badly and this put him in hospital for quite some time. Jaime hardly visited Hart at all. On one occasion Jaime came by and told Hart that he had bee...