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    “Alcoholism is a secret destroyer of Australian homes‚” this statement is shown in the text The Simple Gift. Many characters are affected by alcoholism in the text The Simple Gift. This essay will be about‚ how characters were affected by alcohol‚ why Old Bill drank so much and uniting three characters together. Alcohol affected many characters in The Simple Gift. Alcohol affected Old Bill‚ Billy’s father drank so much that it affected him and Billy. Billy’s father ended up being lonely and had

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    Themes In The Simple Gift

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    Belonging to others and place shapes our position in society through relationship and place * * alienation from place (the school) leads to a negative sense of self – shown through down cast heads etc * * Idea in text In ‘The Simple Gift’ and sense of belonging for Billy and Caitlin is found through their relationship (1st person narrative we learn of the significance of their belonging) Caitlin finds acceptance which she didn’t have with her family while Billy finds friendship

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    The Simple Gift Describe the change and growth in each character in The Simple Gift. Reference with two quotes as well as incorporate the five concepts of identity. The Simple Gift by Steven Herrick is a novel that is told in verse form from the varied perspectives of three individuals who are separated by contrasting experiences however are connected by similar needs and desires. Their respective experiences are skillfully and credibly interwoven‚ highlighting their individuality and inter-relationship

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    The concept of belonging is that it is the only thing that matters in life. The novel ‘The Simple Gift’ is about the characters each having their own persona and the documentary ‘OASIS’ being about belonging to those who don’t belong. Herrick feels that young people are often marginalised and he wrote the simple gift to explore how youth can positively influence adults. He suggests that a great deal can be learnt from adolescents when they are accepted for who they are and when their world is happen

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    In Steven Herrick’s novel ‘the simple gift’ we see various types of belonging. We see that belonging is not about places but it is about people. This is shown when Billy is leaving Longlands Road. He describes the houses using personification saying that they are ‘lonely’ (p4). We also see Billy’s hate for the street when personifies the rocks saying that ’the rocks bounce clatter roll and protest at being left in this damn place’. This gives us the feeling of not wanting to be there. When

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    characters in The Simple Gift? The Simple Gift by Steven Herrick is a novel told in verse form from varied perspectives of three individuals who are separated by contrasting experiences however are connected by similar needs and desires. Their respective experiences are skillfully and credibly interwoven‚ highlighting their individuality and inter-relationship in which we see dramatic change and development in each of the characters through the use of poetic techniques. In The Simple Gift‚ Herrick uses

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    The Simple Gift Essay

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    Response to ‘The Simple Gift’ By Steven Herrick The simple gift by Steven Herrick incorporates many of the key aspects that are related to belonging‚ and the negative effects of not belonging. His text demonstrates the simple passions of human nature and delves into the concepts of caring‚ simple kindness and a willingness to look past the exterior and accept a person for who they are. This idea of acceptance is shown clearly in Billy Luckett’s treatment of Old Bill‚ the homeless man who lives close

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    The Simple Gift Analysis

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    a concept of an individual being accepted unconditionally. A person’s identity is represented by what they pride themselves in. This is shown through the text‚ ‘The Simple Gift‚’ by Steven Herrick as Billy does not pride himself from where he belongs but from his identity. Billy yearns to be accepted for who he is. In ‘The Simple Gift‚’ Billy runs away from his abusive father and seeks a sense of belonging in the town of Bendarat. In the town Billy lives in an abandoned freight cart which suggests

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    The Simple Gift Analysis

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    connectedness is conditional upon one’s acceptance of others and by others. How accurately does this statement reflect the ideas represented in your prescribed text and at least one other related text of your own choosing? ‘The Simple Gift’ by Steven Herrick accurately reflects the notion that an individual’s sense of connectedness is conditional upon one’s acceptance of others and by others. This is demonstrated through the protagonist‚ Billy who leaves home and his dysfunctional

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    the Edward Scissorhands& The Cabinet of Dr Caligari The pale face‚ messy dark hair‚ According to the inspiration from the somnambulist Cesare in the Cabinet of Dr Caligari‚ in 1990‚ Edward was created in the Edward Scissorhands by Tim Burton. There are a lots of horror element in both of films. However‚ they are shows us different types of movie. The Cabinet of Dr Caligari is a horror‚ but the Edward Scissorhands is a drama and romance movie. In the both of films‚ mise en scene and cinematograph

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