Rayson expresses her coming-to-terms of the flaws and faults that are inevitably present in human existence in her portrayal of the unpredictable and explosive nature in a family, especially her emphasis on a family's capacity to postpone the settling of conflicts. She stresses the idea that Australians are unable to express passion, through Wal's character. Wal cannot tell his daughters that he loves them, yet now that he has mellowed it is clear that he does when he says "not a real family. Without everyone."…
