The novel Maestro, by Peter Goldsworthy, who was born in Adelaide and then moved to Darwin to finish his education. Since graduating in medicine from the University of Adelaide, he has devoted his time equally to medicine and writing. He is married to a fellow graduate and they have three children. I believe Goldsworthy successfully explores issues relevant to a society in a different period of time, given the book is set in the 1960's and was not published until 1989. Goldsworthy uses representations of setting and character to give the reader a better understanding of the people places and culture, which surround them today.
             Goldsworthy's representations of characters in the novel play a major part in exploring issues from a different period of time as well as giving the reader a better understanding of their own world.
             * Keeps himself remote/removed from others by not showing
             - Certain feelings or acting kindly
             * Lacks the ability to compliment/praise and encourage others
             * An obscure, mysterious character (enigmatic)
             - Keller's white clothing may indicate his real, but hidden
             Goodness. This "whiteness" is like holiness. This is a total contrast
             Though to his self-perception- this representation made by Goldsworthy is made to give the reader a better understanding of their own world. That people are not always as they may seem on the outside.
             -Quest for perfection- making Paul start from the beginning
             - Keller constantly collects clippings of newspaper articles. It seems
             he liked to study the behaviour of others to help him understand him
             self- Keller himself is trying to gain an understanding of his own world. As the reader is told about what some of the articles are about, we gain a greater understanding of issues, which were in a different period of time.
             -The effects of betrayal and guilt- force Keller to move to Darwin
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