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Soldier on the Hill
The novel, Soldier on the Hill, by Jackie French, was first published in 1997 and is centred during World War II in Australia. A teenage boy named Joey discovered a Japanese soldier camping on the hills of Biscuit Creek, and he is confronted with conflicting emotions concerning the soldier.
In this historic novel, Soldier on the Hill, by Jackie French, Joey grows through sorrow. In the exposition of the novel, Joey is a teenage boy who is having trouble fitting in after moving from Sydney to Biscuit Creek. As the conflict develops, Joey faces the challenge of discovering the true life of the Japanese soldier. In the rising action of the story, Joey starts searching for the Japanese soldier to prove to the townsfolk that he really was rescued by the soldier. Then he makes new friends with Myrtle and Joe. Later, Joey discovers the truth about the Japanese soldier’s family. The climax of the story happens when Joey faces the greatest challenge when he finds out that the Japanese soldier is a fellow human being who feels emotions and who even ends up helping Joey’s friend. The falling action tells of when Joey and Myrtle have to say goodbye to the Japanese soldier. In the resolution, Joey respects each person and keeps his secret instead of telling everyone.
The most attention-grabbing section of the novel is when Joey met Miss Tidcombe while walking home from school. She invited Joey to her place for afternoon tea and told Joey that her cats have been strangely disappearing. Miss Tidcombe treats Joey as an equal and, so far, she is the only person who believes Joey. This is the best section of the novel because it tells the reader that someone believes Joey and this had a huge effect on Joey’s confidence and self- worth. The author captivates the reader in this section of the book by using humour and emotions of sadness.
The theme throughout the novel is emotional because of the war going on in the world at this point in time. In Biscuit
The novel, Soldier on the Hill, by Jackie French, was first published in 1997 and is centred during World War II in Australia. A teenage boy named Joey discovered a Japanese soldier camping on the hills of Biscuit Creek, and he is confronted with conflicting emotions concerning the soldier.
In this historic novel, Soldier on the Hill, by Jackie French, Joey grows through sorrow. In the exposition of the novel, Joey is a teenage boy who is having trouble fitting in after moving from Sydney to Biscuit Creek. As the conflict develops, Joey faces the challenge of discovering the true life of the Japanese soldier. In the rising action of the story, Joey starts searching for the Japanese soldier to prove to the townsfolk that he really was rescued by the soldier. Then he makes new friends with Myrtle and Joe. Later, Joey discovers the truth about the Japanese soldier’s family. The climax of the story happens when Joey faces the greatest challenge when he finds out that the Japanese soldier is a fellow human being who feels emotions and who even ends up helping Joey’s friend. The falling action tells of when Joey and Myrtle have to say goodbye to the Japanese soldier. In the resolution, Joey respects each person and keeps his secret instead of telling everyone.
The most attention-grabbing section of the novel is when Joey met Miss Tidcombe while walking home from school. She invited Joey to her place for afternoon tea and told Joey that her cats have been strangely disappearing. Miss Tidcombe treats Joey as an equal and, so far, she is the only person who believes Joey. This is the best section of the novel because it tells the reader that someone believes Joey and this had a huge effect on Joey’s confidence and self- worth. The author captivates the reader in this section of the book by using humour and emotions of sadness.
The theme throughout the novel is emotional because of the war going on in the world at this point in time. In Biscuit