Hunter is a book marked by loss Discuss
The Armstrong family is marked by loss. ... The great loss that surrounds Jarrahs death has engulfed the entire Armstrong family. ... ‘It has been a long time since he’s seen he’s old man… and it occurs to M that his parents might be dead…’ (P 16) M is at a loss when it comes to relationships. He lost his chance at being normal when he made the decision to live for the job, to live as a hunter. ... ’ (P 22) He is skilfully able to focus on the here and now: ‘the hunter’s greatest weapon: a sense of immediacy, a complete understanding of why space is time. ... The loss of the thylacine not only signifies the loss of the species but the loss of many lives and potential lives. ... ‘What he sees now is that he has been tested, steeled, and seduced, and that is his true purpose is… to be a hunter, to harvest the tiger.