The values and attitudes endorsed by a novel can best be identified through an examination of its conclusion and this is evident in the novel Cloudstreet by Tim Winton. Through close analysis of its conclusion, it can be seen that the main values and attitudes within and towards various concepts such as family, place and reconciliation presented in Cloudstreet, as a whole, are endorsed quite comprehensively in the closure of the text. Using particular techniques …showed first 75 words of 1795 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1795 total…family and place. However the values and attitudes endorsed by the conclusion is simply a fulfilment of the characters acceptance of the values and attitudes presented in the start of the novel. Clearly the message that the text endorses is that being with the family can bring a sense of belonging, security and happiness, and that a home is not just a house, but also a place of comfort and security, which should be respected.