Big World
English Prelims
Journeys
Big World:
Journeys allow for the introduction of new influences, often catalysing profound change within an individual, capable of overpowering relationships resulting in obstacles to be overcome. Big World by Tim Winton depicts the struggle of a teenager desperate to find his place in the world, who unintentionally breaks free of the shackles of his friendship after a road-trip places he and his friends in circumstances which evoke tension between the two.
“Biggie and me, heading to work every morning” – Low Modality Language – stagnation within the individual + sense of an owing relationship
“thick as a box of hammers” – Hyperbole of protagonist talking about Biggie after Meg makes them separate
“The fact that the burning kite consumed it’s own tail and fluttered down into the sea didn’t really register” - Kite motif symbolises lack of maturity and awareness
“Biggies never there in the picture with me” – emphatic tone and reflection – understanding the volatile friendship and insight in recognizing its inevitable ending
“There’s not much we can do … waiting for the VW to explode” - Kombi motif – symbolising freedom and escape
“and ill be on the bus home for a second chance at the exams” – foreshadowing and future tense, cyclic nature of journeys, enhanced understanding of one’s place in the world
The Road Not Taken:
Periods of stagnation can result in inner exploration which provides the individual with the insight needed to inspire change. The poem The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost portrays the philosophical and inner struggles as to how we make decisions and the unknown, questioning ones inner desires for exploration and the persona’s need for an understanding of what cannot be seen.
“sorry I could not travel both” – regretful tone – understanding the dichotomy of journeys, and their definitive nature
“I doubted if I should ever come back” – reflective tone – highlights the ability to foresee the narrator has gained
Journeys
Big World:
Journeys allow for the introduction of new influences, often catalysing profound change within an individual, capable of overpowering relationships resulting in obstacles to be overcome. Big World by Tim Winton depicts the struggle of a teenager desperate to find his place in the world, who unintentionally breaks free of the shackles of his friendship after a road-trip places he and his friends in circumstances which evoke tension between the two.
“Biggie and me, heading to work every morning” – Low Modality Language – stagnation within the individual + sense of an owing relationship
“thick as a box of hammers” – Hyperbole of protagonist talking about Biggie after Meg makes them separate
“The fact that the burning kite consumed it’s own tail and fluttered down into the sea didn’t really register” - Kite motif symbolises lack of maturity and awareness
“Biggies never there in the picture with me” – emphatic tone and reflection – understanding the volatile friendship and insight in recognizing its inevitable ending
“There’s not much we can do … waiting for the VW to explode” - Kombi motif – symbolising freedom and escape
“and ill be on the bus home for a second chance at the exams” – foreshadowing and future tense, cyclic nature of journeys, enhanced understanding of one’s place in the world
The Road Not Taken:
Periods of stagnation can result in inner exploration which provides the individual with the insight needed to inspire change. The poem The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost portrays the philosophical and inner struggles as to how we make decisions and the unknown, questioning ones inner desires for exploration and the persona’s need for an understanding of what cannot be seen.
“sorry I could not travel both” – regretful tone – understanding the dichotomy of journeys, and their definitive nature
“I doubted if I should ever come back” – reflective tone – highlights the ability to foresee the narrator has gained