Essay from the year 2011 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, , language: English, abstract: Topic to be discussed: "Discuss the extent to which the silent, silence and silences play an important role in Kate Grenville's novel "The Secret River"." This essay discusses Kate Grenville attempt to convey the great Australian silence, especially the silence that followed the - mostly violent - confrontations between the Aboriginals and the white settlers.