A deaf man, unemployed and hungry, goes to the beaches where he swims and observes the hearing going about their lives. As night falls, he makes his way to an army base, where he has been watching a soldier's wife. He rapes her and runs into the bush, where he is caught by the soldiers.
Writing Disability in Australia
Type of disability |
Deafness. |
Type of character | Primary. |
Point of view | Third person. |