Winton (Havoc)

Question 1

Havoc Q1

Answer 1

“when there’s so much opportunity to be vile, it strikes me as a miracle that they choose mercy, restraint and decency.’’ The effective use of a tricolon further emphasises the paradoxical nature of humans, ultimately allowing Winton to appreciate that while individuals have the opportunity to be “vile”, some are still willing to help.

Question 2

Havoc Q2

Answer 2

After Winton “went through a brick wall” he realised how he is not only motivated by being grateful towards life but now motivated to pursue his passion of writing as in “one sudden moment (he) went harder at the writing game than anybody could believe”. The metaphor of a “writing game” further indicates how this “game” is a competition with himself and motivates him to challenge preconceived assumptions of trauma, enabling him to authentically pursue his writing career.

Question 3

Havoc Q3

Answer 3

Winton effectively reflects on his past within “Eventually a sense of seamless predictability- a life without wildness - is a kind of sleepwalking”, whereby the pause created through the caesura reveals his realisation that his traumatic endeavours as a child enabled him to reconcile with the past to appreciate the power of storytelling as an avenue for rumination.