Pobby And Dingan POV
Navkaran Singh
Mr. Carmona
MYP 5 English; Period 2
18 November, 2014
Word Count: 297
Old Sid, A Rough Opal: Statement of Intent Ben Rice 's first novel, Pobby and Dingan, is a short but poignant story about the Williamson 's and their struggles in the small, opal-mining town of Lightning Ridge, Australia. Each Williamson has his or her own struggles living in Lightning Ridge, such as Kellyanne, the younger daughter, who has conjured up real yet “imaginary” friends because she doesn 't have any people her age, as well as the father, Rex, who has not yet once encountered opal in two years of mining, and the son, Ashmol, who can 't believe that everyone can see Pobby and Dingan. All of these characters learn to get past their struggles, all except one. Old Sid, the oldest opal miner in Lightning Ridge, is one major character in Rice 's novel that hasn 't really overcome his struggle, and needs some polishing to do so. In my point of view piece, I will be looking into Old Sid ' past in his shoes, explaining how he used to be before his wife died as well as explaining why he is so adamant towards believing that Rex is a ratter. My scene will take place when Judge McNulty asked Old Sid about his family, which will bring in a flashback into Old Sid 's past with his wife and end up with Old Sid explaining why he believes Rex is a ratter. This will help conclude a very interesting and unfinished dimension of Old Sid with dialogue from Old Sid during the trial in the view of Ashmol being told the story from his mother. The author, Ben Rice has given a very cantankerous personality to the character of Old Sid, but with my added point of view, the reader will be much more understanding towards Old Sid and will have a more complete answer to Judge McNulty 's query.
Navkaran Singh
Mr Carmona
MYP English 5; Period 2
18 November 2014
Word Count: 996
P.O.V. Piece: Old Sid Mum told me that then Judge McNulty did lots of racking his brains, and sometimes he looked a bit pale,
Mr. Carmona
MYP 5 English; Period 2
18 November, 2014
Word Count: 297
Old Sid, A Rough Opal: Statement of Intent Ben Rice 's first novel, Pobby and Dingan, is a short but poignant story about the Williamson 's and their struggles in the small, opal-mining town of Lightning Ridge, Australia. Each Williamson has his or her own struggles living in Lightning Ridge, such as Kellyanne, the younger daughter, who has conjured up real yet “imaginary” friends because she doesn 't have any people her age, as well as the father, Rex, who has not yet once encountered opal in two years of mining, and the son, Ashmol, who can 't believe that everyone can see Pobby and Dingan. All of these characters learn to get past their struggles, all except one. Old Sid, the oldest opal miner in Lightning Ridge, is one major character in Rice 's novel that hasn 't really overcome his struggle, and needs some polishing to do so. In my point of view piece, I will be looking into Old Sid ' past in his shoes, explaining how he used to be before his wife died as well as explaining why he is so adamant towards believing that Rex is a ratter. My scene will take place when Judge McNulty asked Old Sid about his family, which will bring in a flashback into Old Sid 's past with his wife and end up with Old Sid explaining why he believes Rex is a ratter. This will help conclude a very interesting and unfinished dimension of Old Sid with dialogue from Old Sid during the trial in the view of Ashmol being told the story from his mother. The author, Ben Rice has given a very cantankerous personality to the character of Old Sid, but with my added point of view, the reader will be much more understanding towards Old Sid and will have a more complete answer to Judge McNulty 's query.
Navkaran Singh
Mr Carmona
MYP English 5; Period 2
18 November 2014
Word Count: 996
P.O.V. Piece: Old Sid Mum told me that then Judge McNulty did lots of racking his brains, and sometimes he looked a bit pale,
Cited: Rice, Ben. Pobby and Dingan. New York: Knopf, 2000. Print.