Jakey's Poem

No, I don’t completely agree with this statement. In the first text, the weather was described to be quite violent because the wind outside was very strong such that the occurrence of ‘snails being blown across the patio like sailboats’ was to happen. Similarly, the weather in the second text is described to be powerful in the terms of the wind (‘shrieking wind’; ‘Wind slung Quoyle’). Although I do believe that in the second text the wind is more forceful and dangerous as the winds has direct contact with the main characters as they push Quoyle away from his aunt. It’s almost like fate didn’t want them to be together and the weather helps in making that happen. The quote, ‘Weather here beyond anything you know.’ suggests that even your imagination
The justification for this is that both of the main characters in the in both of the texts set out with a plan in their minds and since they did that they also were prepared for their journey ahead. In the first text, Jakey’s father tells his son to ‘ “Go get changed out of your jim-jams…” ’ which implies that his father wants him to wear something more protective. Jakey even wears ‘the bright yellow raincoat that he has finally grown into.’, and the phrase ‘…finally grown into.’ could imply that Jakey has become more mature mentally and physically to take on an adventure. His father is implied to be thinking about the hunger of his child as well as his own hunger as he packs a ‘lunch’ for them that they could eat on their journey. In the second text, it is hinted that Quoyle is mentally prepared for the adversities of the harsh weather and how it would impact his body physically (‘But it was what he wanted. Storm and peril. Difficult tasks. Exhaustion.’). The quotes ‘ “ This is not a good place to get stuck in a snowstorm…” ‘ and “ Any month of the year…Weather here beyond anything you know.” ‘suggests that the knowledge she has of the unforeseeable weather patterns gives her confidence because she may have some idea of what they are