Transitions In Tom Brennan Persuasive Speech

Individuals experience many different transitions during their lifetime. These transitions can be challenging but it is how well one responds to the challenge that results in the growth of an individual. Two texts that show transitions are The Story of Tom Brennan, a 2005 Australian novel written by J.C. Burke, and Raise Your Voice, a 2004 American drama film directed by Sean McNamara. Through these two texts, the audience learns about the social context, the characters and their experiences, which helps to shapes our understanding of transitions.

Drink driving incidents are the leading cause of death for teenagers in Australia. The Story of Tom Brennan and Raise Your Voice provides opportunities for the audience to reflect on the issue of drink driving and see the consequences of it, as well as how well the characters respond to the challenge from this transition.

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At one point Terri says that “the second i feel like i'm enjoying myself, i think how can you be having a good time when Paul is dead?”. The use of juxtaposition between past and present demonstrates the struggle that Terri is going through. This shot is seen through a high angle camera shot, which highlights Terri’s feelings of vulnerability and being afraid. All this suggests to us that transitions are not easy, they are challenging and take time to adjust to.

The music in Raise Your Voice is significant to showing how Terri has undergone a change in her life. ‘Someone’s Watching over Me’ is a song that is sung by Terri and the lyrics help to convey her emotion. Terri no longer wants to “give up” and will “be strong even if it all goes wrong”. This demonstrates Terri’s development in her attitude from her experience to overcome her challenge. As a result, we are shown that transitions are not always easy to adjust to and that through persistence we are able to