Book Review: Destroying Avalon by Venus Pham Published in 2006‚ ‘Destroying Avalon’ is a Young Adult fiction novel written by Katie McCaffrey. It depicts the story of Avalon‚ a 14 year old girl‚ whose life drastically changes when she moves from the country side of Grace Point to the city of Sorrento. As she enters a new school she becomes a target of a bullying campaign which escalates to being bullied both face to face and through blogging sites. Attacked by strangers and people she knows‚ the
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Written by the writer Kate McCaffrey Destroying Avalon uses the narrative techniques Direct Speech‚ Emotive language‚ Conflict‚ Point Of View‚ Actions and Expression to show the reader the issues of true friendship and the dangers of cyber bullying through her teenage characters. SUICIDE Marshall knew that suicide was never the sensible answer‚ but thought it was the only one left remaining. He felt scared that his school life was never going to be any more manageable and that “…this is never
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‘Destroying Avalon’ Essay who are the people that influenced/changed Avalon the most? In the novel ‘Destroying Avalon’ many people have influenced her but not always in a good way. As Avalon is constantly bullied online and offline there are not many people who have helped her significantly. Throughout the novel Avalon begins to exclude herself from others‚ including her family and some friends. Avalon only has a small group of friends that tolerate her and do not believe all the lies everyone else
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Destroying Avalon (ODD QUESTIONS) (1) The pseudonym ’AFriend" is ironic because the person by this name is not a friend however a bully which is sending Avalon messages about what the other girls think of her at school. (3) Being overwhelmed by the content of the email is quite normal for Avalon mainly because it was suggesting that she was not liked and that she was being bullied. (5) Avalon’s parents have positive attitudes and strong values towards education as their both teachers. (7) Mitch
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English Essay Destroying Avalon In the novel Destroying Avalon by Kate McCaffrey I was able to interpret the text easily in various ways due to my personal experiences and context. When the theme of bullying – more specifically cyber bullying – was introduced through the characters‚ my immediate response was feelings of sympathy towards the victims‚ Avalon and Marshall. This is because‚ in the way that McCaffrey has formed realism in the character’s development‚ I can relate to the situation
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Kate McCaffrey’s novel “Destroying Avalon” is a very revealing text that is highly recommended for parents and teenagers to read. This novel teaches teenagers and parents the consequences of bullying over the cyber world and how it affects not only the victim but also the loved ones and even the bully. This is displayed by McCaffrey’s interesting plot structure. “Destroying Avalon” draws the attention of teenagers as it has great use of suggestive and unique language techniques. The subject
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Destroying Avalon- “To what extent is Avalon responsible for her being a cyber-bully victim?” Destroying Avalon is a book written by Kate McCaffrey. It is a book that reflects realistic attitudes and values in society. This is shown through the actions made by Avalon and the other people involved in her being cyber bullied. Bullying has been an existing problem for many years and Destroying Avalon is a book that helps reflects the effect of it on life which is shown through Avalon’s story
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Tuesday‚ 5 March 2013 Themes in Destroying Avalon 1. Define the term ‘theme.’ * Underlying message portrayed/explored by the composer in any body of work. * Composer’s intended message. Theme | Elaboration | Evidence (technique) | Explanation | Link to social issue | The negative influence of social hierarchy | Unequal distribution of power determines status‚ whether it be in a group or society. | (Pg 48) “Alice and the bitches rule the school … [A group]… B group
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Themes raised in the text: Depression‚ friendship‚ love‚ bullying‚ acceptance. Behaviours that constitute bullying: Physically hurting somebody‚ name calling‚ anti-social behaviour‚ spreading rumours‚. Different forms of bullying include: Cyber bullying‚ verbal bullying‚ physical bullying‚ indirect bullying‚ emotional bullying‚ blackmail. Comprehension: What is a blog page? A blog page is a page on the internet where people write their thoughts and opinions on a certain topic. What
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Destroying Avalon and Mean Girls Comparative Essay What is worse‚ cyber bullying or face-to-face bullying? Argue in relation to both Destroying Avalon and Mean Girls‚ referring to specific events throughout both texts. Cyber bullying and face-to-face bullying are to major concerns in today’s society‚ the movie Mean Girls and the novel Destroying Avalon have themes about bullying in them. The texts show us how more people can be affected by certain types of bullying as well as how it can
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