Winton focuses on presenting the reader with a view of the mystical and extraordinary i.e. things beyond natural. The story is narrated by a young boy named Ort who is in his last year of Primary school, going onto High School. It's through his eyes that we are able to see how different Ort perceives the world from other people. He comments on many ordinary things but turns them into extraordinary things for example the heavy description of the setting, the human sense of sight, Ort's visions of clouds or light and significance of the number 3.
In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s, “Young Goodman Brown,” and in the Gospel of Luke, “The Parable of the Prodigal Son,” the reader is given a glimpse into the journeys of the main characters from each story. Both the Prodigal Son and Goodman Brown leave their families and set off on their own. While on their journey they encounter very different obstacles and people, they eventually make their way back home after events that will change them drastically. However, as similar as the basis of both these short stories are the protagonist in the, “Parable of the Prodigal son,” finds his way back to his family, unlike Goodman Brown in Hawthorne’s short story, who may physically be back with his family but has lost his faith and has been corrupted by the devil. Both stories begin with the main characters leaving their homes.
Q1. The House of Tomorrow ‘The House of Tomorrow’ is a captivating story written by Gary Crew, telling the heartfelt journey of a student called Danny. His journey is told by Mr Mac, a lonely teacher, who by luck or sheer misfortune comes to know Danny. This novel also tells of Mr Mac’s own experiences as he progresses through the year. This essay will be discussing how and why the main character Mr Mac, changes during the novel in ways such as: learning to have friends and letting go of his past.
In a world that God has abandoned, where the sun no longer shines through the ashes, the hope that the father and his son will survive ultimately gives the reader something to look forward to. Cormac McCarthy successfully writes one of the most classic stories of survival while using such grotesque details of a post-apocalyptic world. Throughout the story, both of the protagonists, a father and a son, remain unnamed as they continue their journey. The father “hadnt kept a calendar for years. They were moving south.
Golding represents a shift of tone in the novel at the beginning of chapter 5, through the novels’ protagonist, Ralph, the chapter opens with Ralphs questioning of the life he currently knows compared to his previous one, he re-evaluates the situation suggesting his growth in maturity compared to the other boys. He recalls the journeying on the first day; ‘remembering that first enthusiastic exploration as though it were a brighter childhood’ the way Golding displays Ralphs thought process leads us to believe that Ralph has become old before his time, he says ‘remembering’ and ‘childhood’ as if he has grown up too quickly and shed himself of his childhood nature by reminiscing on what used to be his childhood but suggests that he has now outgrown it. Moreover where Ralph thinks of the ‘first enthusiastic exploration’ it is described as being a ‘brighter childhood’ this implies that this life now is not longer bright as his childhood has come to an end. Ralphs newfound maturity and wiser sense, is also shown when he internally thinks of himself as a specialist in thought , Golding writes ‘Ralph was a specialist in thought now and could recognize thought in another’. Ralph is less narrow minded than he used to be, and see’s past piggy’s physical attributes and respects the fact that piggy, however physically impaired he is, is clever, and he acknowledges that and looks beyond himself now.
Instruction: After reading the story again generate eight different approaches Raul might take to dealing with the tension that correspond to the eight strategies identified by researchers: 1) denial: Raul thinks that his current situation is not as bad as it seems, because his parents are being his parents. Every other college student experiences the same thing and what he is experiencing from moving back home is normal. 2) disorientation: Raul is confused because after 9 months of being away from home learning how to make his own decisions, becoming independent and more responsible with his money. Returning home, has lead him to feel like he’s regressed back to a high school kid again; however, with constant tension with his parents of allowing him to make his own decision but at the same time treating him like a kid again—rather than the adult he feels that he has become. 3) Alternation: Raul thinks he needs to change his behavior to adjust to his parents wishes and desire to be a kid again.
Peter Skrzynecki’s St Patrick’s College is a text which explores the concepts of belonging through the poet’s experience at school. School is thought to be a place which nourishes an individual and promotes one’s growth, sense of community and also identity. However Skryznecki challenges this idea through the depiction of his younger self where he struggles to develop a sense of connection and find his place within the school. The author creates a depressing and bleak atmosphere in order to express his current state of mind as he reminisces of the “eight years” he spent attending St Patrick’s College. Peter’s long and monotonous journey is illustrated through the repetitive phrase “for eight years”.
English honors 12 Once a Boy but Now a Man Telemachus is still in his boyhood and maturing slowly into his manhood. His maturation of being a boy will soon become a man. Knowing Telemachus is not yet a man encourages him as a mere shadow of his father. Telemachus maturation is confronting the suitors, setting sail, and his physical appearance like his father. He is to mature from boyhood to manhood while searching for his father Odysseus.
Siddhartha shows his independance early in the novel when he leaves his family and sets out on his on path "As, with benumbled legs, he slowly left the still sleeping town at daybreak" (12). Siddhartha's early independance concurs with the independance in my own life. He leaves his family behind and goes on to living his own life. I feel independant myself as i grow older each year. In addition to being independant, siddhartha's strong-hearted personality relates to my own Siddhartha's strong-hearted personality is a trait that we share.
Alan Bennett focuses on making differences in characteristics and physical appearance clearly visible throughout the play. From the beginning of the play The History Boys there is an emphasis placed upon Hector and Irwin's physical differences. Irwin is a young man who has only just begun his career in teaching. However, Hector is older and has been teaching for a long period of time. This has an impact instantly on the characters differences and this is displayed through their teaching methods and approaches to the students learning during the examination period.