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Turning Point is an expository novel by Hugh Mackay
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YEAR 12 ENGLISH ASSESSMENT 5 EXPOSITORY TEXT TURNING POINT by HUGH MACKAY Turning Point is an expository novel by Hugh Mackay, a 'social commentator'. It was written to reinforce his series of 'Mackay reports' and concentrates on Australia's changing attitudes and values in, and as a result of the 90's. Each of his chapters pertains to a separate issue and all of them begin with a personal analogy that helps the reader understand what the chapter will discuss. It would be true to say it is not the quality of the texts arguments that makes the text effective, but also the power of its underlying values and assumptions. Because most arguments are not merely intellectual but have strong emotional overtones and spring from heart-felt convictions, underlying values and assumptions are the driving force behind intellectual and well-reasoned arguments. The values of Mackay presents in Turning Point are those of the majority of Australians....
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