Blueback Essay
BLUEBACK
Western Australia author Tim Winton wrote a novel called Blueback. In the novel Abel is passionate about the sea, Abel fights for what he believes in which is protecting the sea and the environment. The novel invites the reader to see the environment as precious and something to be protected. Through the use of characters, setting, conflict and resolution to give the message to the reader that we should protect the environment and not take the ocean for granted. Otherwise things would run out for future generations to come.
The characters are an important technique used to position the reader to see how precious the environment is. Abel is the most important character and is constructed as a boy that is passionate and cares for the ocean. This is shown in the quote “Up and down they went, hanging onto each clump, leaving the rest to breed and grow.” Abel is also constructed as a strong willed character that does his best to help other people and the environment. When Abel sees Costello “stripping the reef bare” he goes out and stops him and in the process saves Blueback. This to me shows that Abel isn’t a selfish person. Another example of Abel being unselfish is when Longboat Bay is almost ruined by an oil spill and Abel rushes to call his mother to see if she’s alright.
Another important character is Costello the antagonist and the reader is invited to be critical of his actions towards the environment. He is a cruel and selfish man. This is shown in the quote “That summer he learnt that there was nothing in nature as a cruel and savage human being.” This quote “ The deck of Costello’s boat was awash with blood...fish lay in huge slippery mounds and so many of them were undersize... behind the steering console stood crates of writhing abalone and a boy of illegal crayfish.” This shows that Costello is not only just a savage, cruel or greedy man but shows no respect to the environment.
The setting is a important technique and without a
Western Australia author Tim Winton wrote a novel called Blueback. In the novel Abel is passionate about the sea, Abel fights for what he believes in which is protecting the sea and the environment. The novel invites the reader to see the environment as precious and something to be protected. Through the use of characters, setting, conflict and resolution to give the message to the reader that we should protect the environment and not take the ocean for granted. Otherwise things would run out for future generations to come.
The characters are an important technique used to position the reader to see how precious the environment is. Abel is the most important character and is constructed as a boy that is passionate and cares for the ocean. This is shown in the quote “Up and down they went, hanging onto each clump, leaving the rest to breed and grow.” Abel is also constructed as a strong willed character that does his best to help other people and the environment. When Abel sees Costello “stripping the reef bare” he goes out and stops him and in the process saves Blueback. This to me shows that Abel isn’t a selfish person. Another example of Abel being unselfish is when Longboat Bay is almost ruined by an oil spill and Abel rushes to call his mother to see if she’s alright.
Another important character is Costello the antagonist and the reader is invited to be critical of his actions towards the environment. He is a cruel and selfish man. This is shown in the quote “That summer he learnt that there was nothing in nature as a cruel and savage human being.” This quote “ The deck of Costello’s boat was awash with blood...fish lay in huge slippery mounds and so many of them were undersize... behind the steering console stood crates of writhing abalone and a boy of illegal crayfish.” This shows that Costello is not only just a savage, cruel or greedy man but shows no respect to the environment.
The setting is a important technique and without a