provoke them into taking the first steps. This can be seen through the entirety of The Story of Tom Brennan‚ in the first few lines of the novel Tom says ‘I wanted to be back home having a barbie. Having our normal Australia day. Our Brennan Australia Day‚ the way we always did.” The colloquialism of the statement and the three words ‘home’‚ ‘Brennan’‚ and ‘always’ all used together show that all Tom wants is to have the positive family environment and traditions of the past that because of his brother’s
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them to move on and achieve growth and progression in their maturation phases. The novel “The Story of Tom Brennan” follows the Brennan Family in the aftermath of a fatal car crash in which the protagonists (Tom Brennan) brother Daniel was drunk behind the wheel which ended up taking the lives of two others and paralysing a third person (Fin). The story follows the Brennans and it shows how Tom Brennan struggles to cope with past events. JC Bourke was able to use a large variety of techniques in the
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different ways that characters cope with fear. Tom Brennan is frightened of many things. He is frightened by the death of Nicole and Luke‚ the quadriplegia of Finn‚ the imprisonment of Daniel‚ the illness of his mother‚ the challenge of establishing himself in a new community. How does Tom confront his fears and cope with them? Tom initially feels guilt ridden by a number of the tragedies that had occurred. With support from people such as C‚T and B‚ Tom starts to realise that these tragedies were
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Tom Brennan- 1. How do the positive and negative consequences of different experiences impact on the lives of the individuals in the texts you have studied? In your response make detailed reference to your prescribed text and ONE other related text of your own choosing. Positive consequence Negative consequence “Into the world” Quotes Going out into the world creates many different experiences that can consequently impact the lives of the individuals. The experience can be both positive
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to the Story of Tom Brennan and two texts of your own choosing. The novel ‘The Story of Tom Brennan’ written by J.C Burke and the film ‘Precious’ directed by Lee Daniels are two texts which revolve around the notion that an individual will experience pain when transitioning into the world‚ but when the transition is over they are meet with equal amounts of pleasure. The attitudes of individuals are important to the way the persona cope with venturing into the world. In TSOTB tom originally has a
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new pathways is conveyed through the novel “Tom Brennan” by “J.C. Burke” as well as “Redgum’s” “Only 19” and the film “Green street hooligans” by “Lexi Alexander”. “The story of Tom Brennan” explores through a first person outlook Tom Brennan’s life as he depicts a horrific Accident and the influence of life past the accident. Throughout the novel Tom is forced to change his entire life as his beloved town‚ school and rugby team associate the Brennan name with the waste that occurred due to his
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‘Moving into the world involves different pathways to new experiences’ could be interpreted in many different ways. In The Story of Tom Brennan by JC Burke‚ Tom experiences different emotions and situations as he attempts to move into the world when his brother Daniel is involved in a tragic car accident. All three of these texts show that moving into the world involves different pathways to new experiences shown through different circumstances‚ problems and views. Furthermore the position of characters
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consequently these beliefs and attitudes are challenged when one moves into a new or different world. Both The Story Of Tom Brennan (2005) by J.C. Burke and The Door (When) by Miroslav Holub explore this notion of change through the experiences encountered when moving into different worlds. The Story Of Tom Brennan explores the journey‚ growth and self discovery of the protagonist‚ Tom‚ following his brother’s drunken car crash. Similarly‚ The Door demonstrates the benefits associated with exploring
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THE STORY OF TOM BRENNAN J.C. Burke TEACHING SUPPORT KIT by Joy Bloumis B.A. B.Ed. M.P.C.A 1 THE STORY OF TOM BRENNAN Teaching Support Kit CONTENTS Notes on the author Synopsis Genre‚ structure and style Background notes on alcohol abuse Chapter summaries Themes‚ motifs and symbols Character analysis Quotations General discussion questions and activities Essay questions Oral assignments Short written responses Extension work Appendix: How to plan a text response 3 4 5 6 7 17 22 26
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OF TOM BRENNAN. In the novel ‘The story of Tom Brennan’ absolutely no good comes from the car accident involving Daniel. Do you agree? Whist the disastrous incident involving Daniel was an utter tragedy positives did eventually come out of it. The Brennans meet new people who aided in the recovery of the family. The family learn to accept what has happened and are now reconnecting as a family after being torn and broken apart due to the car accident. As a result of the accident the Brennan family
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