Themes and issues: a stimulus for discussion groups.

Using these quotes to help you get started, discuss the way the novel deals with the theme you've chosen and your own ideas about it.

RITUALS, RULES, CULTURAL TRADITION

" illegitimacy isn't a big deal any more!" (p35)

Jacob: " But what's the big deal? Everyone has babies without being married these days. Everyone lives together and gets remarried."

Josie: "We live in the same country but we're different. What's taboo for Italians isn't taboo for Australians." (p152)

" A daughter's behaviour always reflects on how good a mother is." (p37)

"…you want to
go out?"

"…You'd have to meet my mother." (p106)

Tomato day — National Wog Day (p171)

" A tradition that we'll never let go. A tradition that I probably will never let go of either, simply because there are some things that could offend people I love. You live with such freedom Jacob… You live without religion and culture. All you have to do is......

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