Tom Brennan Transitions

“We are shaped by each other. We adjust not to the reality of a world, but to the reality of other thinkers.” This statement by Joseph Pearce reveals individuals inclination to conform to society’s expectations and standards, thus making us all products of our environment to some extent. Good afternoon HSC students. As we are all aware, module c: Texts and society, requires you to explore and analyse texts in order to determine how they represent the core values of the society in which they are created from. The elective of exploring transitions demonstrates how the symbiotic relationship between text and society can be transformed, resulting in a communal or individual shift of attitudes and beliefs. However, these changes are subject to societal
Each individual affected if forced to transition and adapt to the new challenges they are faced with. To begin with, Tom is reluctant to embrace his new life in Coghill and when he finds out Kylie made a speech telling everyone about the accident, Tom says, “I was suffocating inside my own body.” This reveals Toms fear of the truth coming out – a fear which had been shaped by the Mumbilli community when they rejected Tom and his family because of the accident. Additionally, this moment is a turning point for Tom as he becomes aware of the support and lack of concern the Coghill citizens have regarding the incident. Therefore Tom begins to accept the clean slate he has been given and rebuild his
As the team gets isolated from society on a boot camp, they become more inclined to make progress with one another for the benefit of the team. Coach Boone emphasises the urgency to overcome individual prejudices through his allusion to the battle of Gettysburg. Boone takes them to the field in which the battle took and reinforces that those who had lost their lives were “fighting the same fight that we are still fighting amongst ourselves.” Despite various conflicts many of the teammates are able to develop optimistic relationships with one another, however when they return to society they are yet again challenged by the standards of the