The direct speech and personal accounts that Atkinson includes clearly show the changing perspectives of different people and the detrimental consequences change can have on individuals.
Change is a transition that is affected by many influences. Perspectives may change due to maturity, intense experiences or developing a more informed understanding of a situation. People often have differing points of view on the same event or issue and consequences of change are inevitable. Peter Skrzynecki's poetry, 'Crossing the Red Sea' and 'Feliks Skrzynecki', 'Sky-high', 'Three Weeks in Bali' and 'Remember the Titans', each effectively demonstrate these concepts of change and in doing so have deepened the understanding of change to the responder.
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