The novel "so much to tell you” by john Marsden‚ explores the concept of change and growth of the main character marina. The novel is about her personal struggle to become whole again after the tragic events that have occurred prior to the beginning of the novel. We see this through‚ the contrast of marinas character at the beginning to the end. We trace her personal journey and her healing through the novel and are given more insight as she develops. John Marsden has written this novel in the first
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situations in which options are reduced to a very few and all of them expose one to penalty‚ censure or deprivation” (42). I define oppression as a double bind that lasts a lifetime‚ that no matter how hard you try‚ you are stuck to a standard. I agree with Frye even though this was no always the case‚ I was staring at a single bar in the birdcage. I never saw that I was seen as a bitch who never smiled or a slut because I love to wear more risky
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HEROES ESSAY Hero stands for different things to different people. Some people understand hero as a film or sports star. In some societies‚ a hero is someone who is handsome‚ rich and powerful. Are these requirements‚ rich‚ handsome and powerful really a hero? All these may help make a hero‚ but it is not necessary one should be rich‚ handsome and or educated to be a hero. What is hero and what makes person a hero? Heroes are role models of society because they have several important characteristics
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In the essay “The Motive for Metaphor‚” Northrop Frye describes levels of the human mind. The first level of the human mind is consciousness and awareness. In this level of the mind you identify the differences objects from yourself. You name objects with nouns. Also on this level you qualify these objects to differentiate them. You describe the nouns with adjectives. The second level of the human mind is social participation. The language of this level are verbs and actions. This level describes
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Heroes In the next few paragraphs I will be talking about the Gilgamesh and Beowulf. I will be explaining a little about both their backgrounds‚ were the stories came from and how they became heroes. Lastly I will compare and contrast on both characters. First I would like to talk about were the story of Gilgamesh and where it came from. This story is considered to be one of the greatest pieces of literature in about 2000 B.C. (Pg. 98) the story of Gilgamesh “Written in the Old Babylonian dialect
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Heroes (1998) is a short novel by American author Robert Cormier aimed at teenagers. The book is set in Frenchtown‚ Massachusetts during World War II. The novel focuses on the protagonist‚ Francis Joseph Cassavant’s return to Frenchtown after coming back disfigured from the war‚ and wears a scarf covering his face to save others from seeing the horror of his injuries and wanting to be anonymous. We learn that Francis has specifically returned to Frenchtown for a purpose‚ which is to kill Larry LaSalle
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does the composer‚ John Marsden‚ use a variety of techniques to reveal the struggle involved in Marina’s journey towards wholeness? The novel‚ ‘So Much to Tell You’ by John Marsden explores the concept of growth and change through the character‚ Marina‚ and her struggle to become whole. Throughout the course of the book‚ Marina develops from someone who is so psychologically wounded that she is unable to engage with members of her community‚ to someone who experiences healing and demonstrates the capacity
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So Much to Tell You is Marina’s story of how she is able to heal and develop into a confident young woman. Marina‚ a young teenage girl who is troubled by her father’s traumatising actions‚ now has to recover and overcome her tormenting past. Marina has been severely affected by her history and she stops communicating with others. Throughout the novel‚ Marina becomes more mature as she slowly improves in her behaviour‚ emotions and her relationships with family and friends. The author‚ John Marsden
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to pay the rent. If you own a house‚ you also need to pay the property taxes each year. Furthermore‚ parents can’t take care of their children while working. Thus‚ they will hire a babysitter or take their children to the daycare. It needs money too. So where does the money
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why someone would love gardening so much. After all‚ how could that much raking‚ shoveling‚ and sweating in the hot afternoon sun be enjoyable? The answer‚ of course‚ is that it is fun! Maybe‚ that is because gardeners have a much different attitude about this type of work than others do. And attitude is everything when it comes to performing any task. A little bit of determination and the drive to succeed doesn’t hurt either. But that can be applied to anything. So it helps others to see our point
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