"It's the pointless things that give your life meaning. Friendship, compassion, art, love. All of them pointless. But they're what keeps life from being meaningless. "\
Discoveries reveal once hidden aspects of ourselves and others **
Discoveries that are acquired through struggle and adversity can provide a unique and lasting impact if the individual is receptive to these experiences
Discovery of self can lead to fresh and meaningful understandings of our relationships and our place within the wider world
‘Discoveries can be fresh and intensely meaningful in ways that may be emotional, creative, intellectual, physical and spiritual.’
Discovery is a complex and ubiquitous concept, the nature of being will often expose the individual to new experiences that are intensely meaningful. Discoveries that are new and refreshing can reveal once hidden aspects of the individual and others; while discoveries that are acquired through struggle and adversity can provide a unique and lasting impact if the individual is receptive to these experiences. Through his play, Away (1986) Michael Gow examines the human condition and how experiences of discovery shape our physical and intellectual well-being. Similarly, Tim Winton, in his intriguing short story Big World also reveals how discovery of self can lead to fresh and meaningful understandings of our relationships and our place within the wider world. Both composers, through structural devices, characterisation and deliberate language choices represent the way discovery contributes to the human condition in ways that are fresh and truly meaningful.
Discoveries reveal once hidden aspects of ourselves and others. These hidden aspects can often reveal to an individual parts of themselves that will shape who they will become. Through the short story Big World; Winton shows the audience that when the protagonist met