When dogs cry
The novel When Dogs Cry by Markus Zusak is a boy meets girl story but it is more than that. It relates to brotherly love and a boy finding himself as well as boy meets girl relationships. Zusak constantly reminds us of the themes and relationships occurring in the novel. The relationships shared with the characters are emotional and exciting while they take us through their journeys.
Cameron is a young adolescent that has trouble fitting in with his age group, he doesn’t have any friends, just his brother Ruben. Cameron wonders why life was wasted on him, he constantly searches for answers to find and understand himself and this is when he starts to write notes about a dog, that represents himself, and what the dog goes through each day of his life and how he sees himself. He refers to the dog as a half scowling smiling underdog. Cameron has very low self-esteem since he gets picked on a lot, he doesn’t have the courage and bravery to stick up for his self But this all changes when Octavia comes into his life.
Octavia is Cameron’s first girlfriend, Octavia helps Cameron to understand himself and makes him look deeper inside to see his true colours, and to bring them out. She teaches him that everyone is different and individuality is what makes you unique. Cameron benefits greatly on what she teaches him and this is what makes him feel a better person.
The relationships in this novel are very different from each other. Although these are Boy meets girl relationships Cameron’s and Octavia’s is unique They use each other to help them through their own lives and to overcome their past and present. Octavia is Camerons first girlfriend he finds her when his brother Rube just broke up with her, Cameron keeps there relationship quiet for a while, he didn’t know how his brother would react. Cameron and Octavia grow close while they are together, Octavia tells Cameron some of her secrets and how her mum told her she could never bring a boy into the house unless she
Cameron is a young adolescent that has trouble fitting in with his age group, he doesn’t have any friends, just his brother Ruben. Cameron wonders why life was wasted on him, he constantly searches for answers to find and understand himself and this is when he starts to write notes about a dog, that represents himself, and what the dog goes through each day of his life and how he sees himself. He refers to the dog as a half scowling smiling underdog. Cameron has very low self-esteem since he gets picked on a lot, he doesn’t have the courage and bravery to stick up for his self But this all changes when Octavia comes into his life.
Octavia is Cameron’s first girlfriend, Octavia helps Cameron to understand himself and makes him look deeper inside to see his true colours, and to bring them out. She teaches him that everyone is different and individuality is what makes you unique. Cameron benefits greatly on what she teaches him and this is what makes him feel a better person.
The relationships in this novel are very different from each other. Although these are Boy meets girl relationships Cameron’s and Octavia’s is unique They use each other to help them through their own lives and to overcome their past and present. Octavia is Camerons first girlfriend he finds her when his brother Rube just broke up with her, Cameron keeps there relationship quiet for a while, he didn’t know how his brother would react. Cameron and Octavia grow close while they are together, Octavia tells Cameron some of her secrets and how her mum told her she could never bring a boy into the house unless she