Tomorrow When The War Began Ellie Lindon

“True courage is when you’re really scared but you still do it.” (Pg. 256). Ellie Linton, the protagonist and narrator of the book ‘Tomorrow When The War Began’ is a typical farm girl who from one day lived the ordinary rural life of an Aussie teenager and the next week transformed into a brave, headstrong soldier. She first displays the characteristics of a soldier in her first actions of responding to war. This was the explosion of the ride on lawn mower in which allegedly caused the casualties of 3 invaders. She initially feels guilty, bad and wrong until a few wise and helpful words were recited. Subsequent to this, Ellie further developed her courage and stepped up to whatever was required of her in the dangerous situations that she and the group came across. This essay will be further discussing the development of courage Ellie endured in order to keep her and her group of friends alive.
During this event, she was accompanied by 2 of her friends Kevin and