Explain how The Story of Tom Brennan and ONE other related text of your own choosing portray the consequences of moving into the world Author J.C Burke and Rapper the Notorious B.I.G (Biggie) are able to portray the consequences of moving into the world. J.C burke composer of The story of Tom brennan explores the life of a family member dealing after their brother but his car into a tree killing 2 and injurying another and The Brennans families difficulties moving town. Biggie’s song Juicy was
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Tom Brennan Prologue- ‘Sounds of feet shuffling along the concrete’ – sensory imagery. ‘Past the ugly words that told us we were no longer wanted’ – negative connotation ‘Silhouettes of houses slipped past before I could catch them’ – personification + alliteration ‘Down‚ down we glided in silence’ – repetition [giving a sense of downfall in their life + highlighting the sense of secrecy and contact] ‘I pushed our Ford Falcon station wagon out of the garage’- forced to leave To be able
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new challenges they are faced with. To begin with‚ Tom is reluctant to embrace his new life in Coghill and when he finds out Kylie made a speech telling everyone about the accident‚ Tom says‚ “I was suffocating inside my own body.” This reveals Toms fear of the truth coming out – a fear which had been shaped by the Mumbilli community when they rejected Tom and his family because of the accident. Additionally‚ this moment is a turning point for Tom as he becomes aware of the support and lack of concern
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In the story of Tom Brennan many individulas venture into new experiences but coming across new experices you may have to encounter obstacles. In the end its all worth it because you may also gain significant rewards. New phases and experiences in life are exciting for all individuals. in the story of tom brennan‚ this idea of new phases is common throughout the book. Tom’s adolescence is a time of great accomplishment and pain‚ as he is horrifyed by the accident that is brother Daniel was involved
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Tom Brennan essay In “The Story Of Tom Brennan” written by J.C Burke in a story about destruction‚ guilt and shame through the story there are allot of up and downs after the crash the family is not the same and tom knows that it will never be the same the story uses destructive power to add some problems to the story to keep it going the crash causes a couple of problems to everyone not just the family the whole community is effected guilt tom and kylie both feel guilty like they were the cause
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conscious and he’s the only one I can blame. I don’t think I can forgive him. What am I going to do with my life now? I can’t play footy‚ cricket‚ swim‚ and even write. I’ve got future of endless misery for trying to help my mate. Why me? Chapter 5- Tom is really upset by Daniel’s behaviour towards him at the beach. Write his diary entry for that day. The silence‚ the darkness. I’ve seen it before‚ the night of the crash. I saw the anger in his eyes. Man sometimes Daniel annoys me It haunts my
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Does literature accurately reflect the experiences and concerns of modern youth? “The Story of Tom Brennan”‚ reflects modern youth‚ by relating to situations such as teenagers experiencing loss from accidents whilst one is drunk driving‚ it is an excellent book for young teenagers to read‚ they get to understand the authors view on how drunk driving accidents effect families and loved ones so very much. “Go Ask Alice” is also another fantastic book‚ written straight from the diary of a young
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I am Tom Brennan‚ it has been 10 years since accident happened. My older brother Daniel has been released from prison 5 years ago. First five years after accident‚ my family decide to move to somewhere else. My sister and I found a school‚ we made lots of new friends. My mother was in tears all days‚ we persuaded her some days‚ about one year later‚ she pull up her slacks. That day was cloudy. It may rain every minute. I went with my parents to take my brother Daniel home. He has changed. His face
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class; ‘The Story of Tom Brennon’ by JC Bourke which is a story told through the eyes of 17 year old Tom Brennon. He has to encounter new experiences due to a horrific car accident his brother Daniel caused‚ killing two and paralyzing his cousin. The whole family suffers as they are forced from their hometown of Mumbilly due to society’s reaction to the death of their loved ones. This is hard on the whole family as they were so loving and devoted to their home town‚ especially Tom who was exceptionally
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2013- AUSTRALIAN LITERATURE The Story of Tom Brennan‚ J.C. Burke 1. a) Write a brief overview of the story. My chosen novel‚ The Story of Tom Brennan by J.C. Burke‚ belongs to the Australian Literature genre. The book is a pleasant read‚ holding the prestigious award of The Children’s Book Council of Australia’s: Book of the Year for Older Readers. The novel is written from a first-person perspective‚ revolving around the character of Tom Brennan. As written in the Prologue
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