novel ‘The Story of Tom Brennan’ by J.C Burke explores the ways how individuals grow when they are taken out of their comfort and venture into new experiences. The novel ‘The Story of Tom Brennan’ by J.C Burke follows the lives of the Brennan family‚ namely the title character Tom Brennan. After the events of a fatal car accident the novel depicts the chaos that tragedy can bring down upon a family and how it thrusts individuals into a new world. The novel follows the response of Tom Brennan in relation
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on the reading list of this module “Into the World”. “The Story of Tom Brennan” by J.C Burke and the feature article of “Sliver Linings” found in the of Sydney Morning Herald’s “The Good Weekend” both emphasise the idea that people are able to come out of difficult situations and see the world from a new perspective. Firstly‚ I would like to discuss the relevance of “The Story of Tom Brennan” through the character of Tom and Daniel. Tom experiences a massive change in his life‚ due to Daniel‚ his
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change and prolonged suffering. The novel‚ ‘The Story of Tome Brennan’ by JC Burke is the epitome of the ways in which an individual’s attitudes about their life can be greatly challenged and reformed due to the catalyst of tragedy. Comparably John Schmann’s song‚ ‘I was only 19’ and Gwen Harwood’s poem‚ ‘Father and Child’ portrays the less favourable consequences of transitions which can lead individuals to develop
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Characters in ‘The Story of Tom Brennan’ and how they deal with aspects of growing up or transitions into new phases of life and a broader world. Character: TOM BRENNAN Experience encountered | Growth‚ Change or other consequences as a result of the experience | Key quotes | Language identification and analysis | Car accident | Tom wants his old life back prior to the accident and he sees the accident as the end of his life as he knew it. He loses his sense of identity and sense of family
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The Story of Tom Brennan by J.C. Burke starts with a serious car accident. The main character Tom Brennan is a seventeen year old boy whose life changes when his older brother‚ Daniel‚ kills two people‚ Luke and Nicole‚ and paralyses his cousin Fin. The family then move from Mumbilli to the town Coghill. During this dark period Tom does not change‚ or mature. Tom’s Father orders Tom to make a change to his life and encourages him to take the path towards a positive future and to move on from the
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experience personal growth. This is evident in the prescribed text‚ The Story of Tom Brennan by JC Burke‚ as well as my chosen text‚ I Was Only 19 by Redgum. The concept of ‘new experiences’ may not always start off positively. For example‚ in Burke’s novel‚ the protagonist‚ Tom Brennan‚ one fatal accident forced him and his family to flee their hometown of Mumbilli‚ forcing every character to undergo a catharsis. This causes Tom to become very withdrawn and introverted as he grows bitter and resentful
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A strong sense of identity is largely dependent on family and social standing within the community. The venturing into new worlds acts as a catalyst for the development of an individual’s identity. J.C Burke’s novel ‘The Story of Tom Brennan’ follows the life of Tom Brennan as he completes his final year of high school. This novel effectively demonstrates how an individual’s identity can be impacted positively or negatively when undertaking new experiences. The use of first person narrative invites
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experience to provoke them into taking the first steps. This can be seen through the entirety of The Story of Tom Brennan‚ in the first few lines of the novel Tom says ‘I wanted to be back home having a barbie. Having our normal Australia day. Our Brennan Australia Day‚ the way we always did.” The colloquialism of the statement and the three words ‘home’‚ ‘Brennan’‚ and ‘always’ all used together show that all Tom wants is to have the positive family environment and traditions of the past that because of
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‘Moving into the world involves different pathways to new experiences’ could be interpreted in many different ways. In The Story of Tom Brennan by JC Burke‚ Tom experiences different emotions and situations as he attempts to move into the world when his brother Daniel is involved in a tragic car accident. The image by Image Zoo also shows four different pathways leading into the one tree with branches that lead up into the sky. This picture shows the tree of life and how people can take different
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THE STORY OF TOM BRENNAN KEY IDEAS/THESIS/WHAT STATEMENTS: TECHNIQUE | EXAMPLE | EFFECT | First person narration | | * Creates an empathetic tone‚ drawing the responder into Tom’s emotional turmoil. Generates dramatic irony as the reader has a greater level of understanding than other characters. Reveals changes in personality as maturity develops. | Non-linear structure | | Shifting narration highlights the emotional impact of the accident. Represents a juxtaposition in chronology (before/after)
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