That Eye, the sky by Tim Winton

Exercise 2 – That eye, the sky

1. Briefly explain the process by which Henry has apparently come to be part of the Flack family (“my new dad”)


‘Seeyaz.’ That’s Dad going. He revs the ute up. He’s in a hurry, going to town for Mr Cherry.
‘Wave him off, Ort,’ Mum says to me. She always reckons you should show people you love them when they go away because you might never see them again. They might die. The world might end. But Dad’s only going to town for an hour. It’s business for Mr Cherry. And there he goes, out the drive and onto the road.
(Chapter One, Pg. 3)


Henry Warburton comes to be part of the Flack family after Sam Flack is involved in a horrific car accident, in which his ute crashes into a tree. The accident leaves him in intensive care in a coma for several weeks. One morning (after Sam has returned home to be cared for by his family) while Alice, Ort and Tegwyn are eating breakfast, there is a knock at the f...