An Imaginary Life by David Maluof

1. The novel is a symbolic journey from the constricting world of comfort and knowledge to the wonder and freedom of shedding everything. Discuss ‘An Imaginary Life' in light of this comment.

The novel ‘An Imaginary Life' by David Malouf, takes the main character Ovid, on a symbolic journey from the constricting world of comfort and knowledge, to the wonder and freedom of shedding everything. The way in which the novel takes Ovid on this journey is much like the shape of a spiral, as he circles back through the themes and issues in the text, and allows him through this process to shed the constraints that the comfort and knowledge he felt in Rome had places upon him. Nature, language, imagination, family and the Child are all themes that aid Ovid in his journey of self realisation and self discovery to find his true identity and a sense of belonging in the world. It is only through shedding the constraints of comfort and knowledge that he......

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Title: An Imaginary Life
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