Ellie- Character Development Ellie‚ from Tomorrow When the War Began by John Marsden‚ is a typical country girl who likes the rural way of life. She is the narrator in the book‚ which suggests she has a lot to say. She starts out as a stubborn‚ headstrong person who is very loyal to her friends and family. While she still has a determined and reliable character‚ Ellie’s character has further developed. She steps up to whatever is required of her in the dangerous situations she and the group find
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“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
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Tomorrow when the war began. In the novel; ‘Tomorrow when the war began’‚ the characters experience various changes and transformations. These changes occur when the different characters experience life threatening situations and environmental change. The characters have to adapt‚ think and behave differently. The changes that occur involve the themes of leadership‚ war and love. Throughout the novel‚ John Marsden shows change in Ellie. In the beginning Ellie is a carefree but hard working
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Ellie Linton is just a normal teenage farm girl ‚ that likes t have fun but is also responsible at the same time and she knows when its time to joke or be serious. Ellie is a very courageous and passionate and her and Homer are very good friends and have grown up together ‚ this quote “ Homer and I spent all our free time together when we were little ‚ and were still close”. Ellie is loving and loyal to all her friends and family ‚ she loves her Australian farm life. Ellie is a good leader and knows
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A theme that I found important in the extended text Tomorrow‚ When the War Began‚ by John Marsden was change. Change is when people have things happen to their circumstances and are forced to think or believe differently. Change was important because it was a dominant theme in the novel as the characters – young teenagers – were forced to cope with the devastation of their lives and their environment caused by war. The theme of change is also important because it is something that affects us all
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Tomorrow When the War Began In the book “Tomorrow When the War Began” written by John Marsden‚ an important character who made a change was Homer. You could se him changing throughout the story in the beginning‚ middle and end. He became more mature‚ developed feelings for certain people‚ and also took lead of the group. ‘Tomorrow When the War Began’ is a book about seven teenagers who go on a camping trip in the bush to a place called “Hell”. They go on this trip to get away from their busy
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In John Marsden’s bestselling novel ‘Tomorrow‚ When the War Began’ the characters face a number of challenging tasks and situations that will change their lives forever. Some take on the role of leadership‚ all of them develop feelings and relationships for each other during the invasion of their country and they all change from the sad and deadly experiences. A number of characters have to assume leadership roles in order for the group to survive. Prior to the invasion Homer had a terrible reputation
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Essay Tomorrow when the war began is John Marsden’s acclaimed first novel in a series of gripping tales of a group of teens who return home from a tramp‚ only to realise that their whole town has been taken hostage by an unknown force. It has also been adapted into a widely acclaimed film. Several major themes can be identified in the film‚ one of the main themes being change. Change forces the characters to think and act differently to what they are usually used to. The theme of change affects
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the development of this character or individual. In the novel Tomorrow When the War Began by John Marsden‚ Ellie’s biggest challenge was maturing in the new normal. Unlike many more fortunate young people‚ she was not able to grow gradually and mature at her own pace over several years. Instead her life changed in a sudden slam of a door when her country was invaded by a foreign army. Ellie had to learn how to survive in the war situation in a short period of time‚ to be able to transform her
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............. ·===== ====Tomo/WJW‚ When the War 1Jt¥an===========- Discussion Questions Question One What aspects of the group’s behaviour are typical of seventeen year olds? (Note: Kevin is eighteen.) Question Two We find out a great deal about the various families . What do you think they have in common? What are the major differences? Question Three Read the last paragraph on page 43 and page 44 (the end of Chapter Four)‚ together with the end of the first paragraph on page 217. What do names
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