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“The Harp in the South” Extended Response “The Harp in the South” written by Ruth Park in 1948 is a powerful, emotional novel which battles many issues faced in reality today. Being set in the dump of mid 19th century Surry Hills most of the characters in Park’s novel are all victims to the cruel issues of life. All characters in Park’s novel symbolize and/or relate to many issues in Park’s novel. Whether the characters are big or small, they all fit into the different sized issues of reality. Like the area of mid 19th century Surry Hills, Hughie relates and reflects many issues in Park’s novel. Not only does Hughie reflect and suffer from many of the issues in the novel but issues like Hughie’s alcohol problem also create critical issues which affect other characters in the book. Issues which some characters in the novel experience because of alcoholism are issues like poverty, family relationships and sacrifice. Hughie is a significant character in Park’