Throughout our lifetime we embark on a journey that is filled with struggle, confrontation and endeavour. Sometimes a series of unfolding incidents challenge the way in which our human nature works, encouraging an adaption and adjustment to occur in order for individuals not to repeat mistakes of the past. Throughout my own personal experiences I have found that we may often link our failures with mistakes. However I have come to the realization that it is crucial for us to undergo this process in order to broaden our understanding or more importantly learn from our experiences. It seems that no matter how hard we may try to avoid making errors, it is inevitable as it is a part of our human nature. Throughout the novel, Christopher Koch writes…show more content… Walter recognises the importance of history, however he cannot seem to resist from living in it. The Leyburn drawing room that features the survival of the Victorian era is a symbol of Walter’s obsession with preserving past into the present. Walter does not approve of Hugh’s disinterest of history, “That’s a pity, those old days should concern you.” (Page 61), Walters recollections serve as an effective technique by Koch to show how the past and present resonate each other.
The second part of Lost Voices is set in the 1850's, a century in the past, the narrator changes to Hugh's great grandfather Martin Dixon who becomes enchanted by the charismatic Lucas Wilson, a notorious bush-ranger. When ex-convicts Liam Dalton and Roy Griffin raid the family in their dining room, Martin is chosen to lead Liam Dalton to his father's gunroom. As a reader I began to notice a pattern of conflict in father-son relationships becoming clear after Martin puts himself in danger by riding away with the convicts on impulse to gain material for his journalistic material. Personally I disagree with the manner in which Martin's decision was made, governed by impulse he blindly entered a situation that could have had immediate negative
