![]() ![]() Chapter Three explores how femininity in the novel is presented in a way that challenges dominant masculine scripts and suggests that gender roles are arbitrary. ![]() As a masculine mentor throughout the novel, Sando plays an important role in establishing a masculine ideal for his teenage apprentices, Bruce and Loonie. Chapter Two focuses on the character of Sando, arguing that he embodies a hegemonic form of masculinity founded upon the domination of nature through increasingly risky surfing expeditions. The first chapter explores the intrinsic relationship between individuals, gender, nature, and nation from a theoretical framework examining works by Judith Butler, R.W Connell, and Anne McClintock, as well as non-fiction by Winton himself. Through his characters’ interactions with the natural world, Winton reveals the performativity of masculine identities and the possibility for a revisioning of gender ideals. The Western Australian environment becomes a powerful force within the novel, acting as a fundamental outlet for characters to explore and express their gender identities. This thesis explores the development of masculine identity in Tim Winton’s novel Breath and suggests that a peculiarly Australian encounter with nature is fundamental to the development of gender in Winton’s work. "No guts no glory": An interrogation of masculinity in Tim Winton's Breath Author Dent, Alison ![]()
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