Tom Brennan Speech

“Transition in a broader world brings equal measure of pleasure and pain” Discuss with close text-reference to the Story of Tom Brennan and two texts of your own choosing.
The novel ‘The Story of Tom Brennan’ written by J.C Burke and the film ‘Precious’ directed by Lee Daniels are two texts which revolve around the notion that an individual will experience pain when transitioning into the world, but when the transition is over they are meet with equal amounts of pleasure. The attitudes of individuals are important to the way the persona cope with venturing into the world. In TSOTB tom originally has a sour attitude towards his new environment but soon finds it easier to accept his new scenario and to work with it with a positive attitude.
J.C Burke reveals Toms negative attitude towards Daniels actions that ‘ruined’ his life through the use of the motif of darkness and blackness. Tom refers to being “sucked deeper into that long black tunnel” and his “black moods”. In attempt to escape his past Tom begins to lose his passion for football as he is unable to play with his big brother anymore. When he is selected for the St Bennies team he states “I don’t want to play, this isn’t my life anymore”. Toms negative attitude towards his situation result in his unsuccessful transition into his new
The use of the motif of mountains and hills show Tom’s progression in a more positive frame of mind. He begins running with his uncle Brendan and progressively begins to complete the hills with more ease every time, showing his progression of moving ‘into the world’. He also begins to enjoy playing football again even if Daniel isn’t of the team. Throughout the duration of the novel Tom speaks of “finding Tom Brennan” as he was ‘lost’ after the accident, after these positive actions have been set he finally concludes to having “found Tomb Brennan”. Tom acted on his situation with positivity and was rewarded with positive outcomes and