“The Story of Tom Brennan” is a novel reflecting our own sense of crushing a negative life experience and overcoming that with new and positive adventures into a new world. The novel written by J.C. Burke demonstrates journey of acceptance and hardship that the Brennan’s had to face throughout their stay at Coghill and their past from Mumbilli‚ especially for Tom. Each individual creates their own choices to stumble upon their experience which may either trigger awful consequences or opportunities
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Year 10 English The Story of Tom Brennan Complete all tasks in well constructed sentences. During reading the book: Prologue What is a prologue? Why do some writers use a prologue? A separate introductory section of a literary or musical work. Chapter 1 - 5: How do Tom and Kylie feel about having to relocate their lives to their grandmother’s home and the new town of Coghill? Tom and Kylie don’t have a positive response to moving in with there grandmother due to the fact that they were part of a
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EP002 Character Analysis – Tom Brennan The novel ‘The Story of Tom Brennan” is written by Australian author J.C. Burke. The book is written in a first person perspective of main character Tom Brennan‚ who is seventeen years old and it portrays the way he deals and adjusts with his new life after a major tragedy has struck. The novel also shows how he started to mature to a young adult as events unfold. Tom Brennan starts off in the novel as a popular teenager‚ successful rugby player and also
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Explain the concept of Into the World and how it is explored in The Story of Tom Brennan. The ‘Into the World’ concept involves transitions into new phases‚ the progress into new worlds and experiences in order to grow‚ mature and internally progress. This concept is evident within J C Burke’s novel “The Story of Tom Brennan”. Through the use of a range of techniques J.C. Burke is able to maintain high levels of authenticity throughout the duration of the text‚ stimulating a more powerful response
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Related text for Tom Brennan Essay By the Grace of God by Katy Perry is a song of heart break and determination ‚ Katy herself is faced with the challenge of working though positive and negative experiences she has encountered through her divorce. These negative experiences that Katy faces are portrayed through a number of features some include the use of a depressing and Grey tones throughout the first two verses “ thought i wasn’t enough “ ‚ “ Couldn’t take it anymore”‚ “ Running on empty so out
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Mod C - Into the World - Tom Brennan Module C - Into the World 2009 HSC Question Q: Individuals venturing into new experiences may encounter obstacles‚ but may also gain significant rewards. Do you agree with this perspective? Into the world explores the aspects of growth‚ transition and a broader world. (definition) Through personal experiences‚ people are able to learn‚ grow or change as an individual. It is true that although an individual venturing into something new may experience
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even demanding. Tom Brennan‚ the protagonist in The Story of Tom Brennan is haunted by an accident and is faced with a hard transition‚ and as with the other members of his family‚ with the use of first person‚ J.C. Burke demonstrates the outcome of a transition can be resulted through new knowledge‚ a shift of attitude and a deeper understanding of one’s self and others. The different pathways an individual takes influences the transitioning of their new life. The Story of Tom Brennan is a lucid text
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TYPE OF TEXT: Prose Fiction TITLE: The Story of Tom Brennan AUTHOR: J C Burke COURSE: Standard MODULE: Module C: Texts and Society Module C: Texts and Society This module requires students to explore and analyse texts used in a specific situation. It assists students’ understanding of the ways that texts communicate information‚ ideas‚ bodies of knowledge‚ attitudes and belief systems in ways particular to specific areas of society. Electives in this module are designed around a specific
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The Story of Tom Brennan J C Burke You do not need to write the questions out but you must write in full-sentences. Prologue 1. Identify three narrative techniques and explain how they reveal to the audience that the family are escaping from their world. (Hint: first-person narration‚ past-tense‚ tone‚ flashback‚ repetition of ‘we’‚ etc.) 2. The first sign that this novel’s structure is non-linear (not in a straight narrative pattern) is the change from past-tense to present tense in the
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Tom Brennan Speech. How has the prescribed text you have studied conveyed how knowledge attitudes and beliefs of characters have been affected by the transition of going ‘Into the World’? How would you and your family cope with a major tragedy? Would you be bitter‚ argue or cling together? And most importantly how would you even begin to move on with your life? Throughout the book ‘The Story of Tom Brennan’‚ each character deals with the tragedy in many different ways. Tom becomes depressed and
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