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Written in an analytical tone, Laurie Clancy’s review gives a positive appraisal of Patrick White’s novel, A Fringe of Leaves, acclaiming it as his greatest novel if not his most attractive. ...
In likening A Fringe of Leaves to White’s previous novel, Voss, Clancy comments that the polarities which underpinned Voss have disappeared. ... Indeed, A Fringe of Leaves is a novel imbued with stark dichotomies, which are the very essence of the story. ... Here Clancy refers to the central metaphor of ‘a fringe’ which is essential in keeping aspects of our nature concealed and sacrosanct, disguising the natural, more elemental forces beneath. In the same way, the ‘fringe of leaves’ referred to in the title is representative of the veils civilisation imposes on our primal nature. ...
A feminist reading of A Fringe of Leaves would agree with Clancy’s initial statement that at the novel’s conclusion Ellen betrays Jack and fails to retain the courage and wisdom she has gained. ... It was Jack who abandoned Ellen on the fringe of civilisation and upon her return she was most forthright in arguing for Jack’s pardon: I insist on a pardon for my rescuer .
Approximate Word count = 875
Approximate Pages = 3.5
(250 words per page double spaced)
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