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    John Marsden’s Tomorrow When The War Began‚ the first book of an adventure seeking series‚ he portrays several themes to the reader. Leadership is one of the main themes that is shown in the book. At many different stages they each have to face a leadership role. John Marsden shows the reader that Leadership is an important asset in life and is needed in any‚ and every‚ situation. Marsden also conveys the theme of relationships. Even though they are trapped in the middle of a war not knowing what

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    “True courage is when you’re really scared but you still do it.” (Pg. 256). Ellie Linton‚ the protagonist and narrator of the book ‘Tomorrow When The War Began’ is a typical farm girl who from one day lived the ordinary rural life of an Aussie teenager and the next week transformed into a brave‚ headstrong soldier. She first displays the characteristics of a soldier in her first actions of responding to war. This was the explosion of the ride on lawn mower in which allegedly caused the casualties

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    Tomorrow When the War Began is a novel written by John Marsden and is a story about seven teenagers who go camping in a place called Hell (Taylor’s Stitch) When they return they realise that their pets have died‚ their town has been invaded‚ their parents were prisoners and their lives were in danger. The seven friends stick together‚ fight for their lives and the lives of their loved ones and create a resistance group. This essay will talk about the lessons the characters of Ellie‚ Fi and their

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    Tomorrow When the War Began Homer Yannos “That was Homer’s genius. He combined action with thought‚ and he planned ahead” (Marsden 1993‚ p111). That was the Homer Yannos that not many people had been able to witness before. The novel‚ ‘Tomorrow When the War Began’ is a young adult fiction genre‚ written by John Marsden. It follows seven Australian teenagers attempting to make their way through a brutal war‚ while also making a heroic impact. Homer Yannos‚ one of the teenagers addressed in the book

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    The novel that I have chosen is Tomorrow When The War Began by John Marsden. This is the first novel out of the seven part series and it was first written in the year 1993 to 1999 (with the sequel). This novel has had worldwide sales of about 2.5 million copies‚ which was written in a comparatively kind era. From the summaries on the websites‚ Tomorrow When The War Began tells a story of a young group of rebels that have been separated from their families‚ and are forced to fight in an invasion of

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    I saw the theme of survival in the texts "Tomorrow when the War began" by John Marsden‚ "The Hunger Games" Directed by Garry Ross‚ "Lying on the side walk bleeding" by Evan Hunter and "Rush" Directed by Ron Howard. The theme of survival means to keep something alive. In the film‚ "Rush"‚ the theme of survival is prevalent throughout the entire film. The film‚ based on a true story‚ follows the one of the most fearsome rivalries of Formula One’s golden era‚ focusing on the events of the 1976 World

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    John Marsden is one of Australia’s most recognised authors for teenagers and younger readers. His books have a lot of life lessons to teach his young audience that are full of interesting characters. ‘TomorrowWhen the War Began’ is undoubtedly his most popular novel with its plausible characters and an amazing story line full of action and suspense. With its themes that are relative to today’s issues an audience can relate to the characters emotion and fear to their predicaments Marsden has created

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    Tomorrow When the War Began is a best-selling novel by John Marsden. The novel is written in the perspective of a teenage girl named Ellie. Throughout this novel‚ some of the main themes are mentioned many times and these themes include; friendship‚ determination‚ and family. John Marsden has shown these themes well through the main characters that experience many life changing experiences. “They’ve got nothing – except friendship.” One thing that is certain is that friendship is one of the main

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    followed Ellie‚ past a few houses and then got round to the back of a house. Some more cries were heard through the intense heat of the night‚ loud thudding footsteps were closing their distance on us. My deafening heart beat faster. I could barely stand from shaking. I tried to calm down but it was no use. Suddenly‚ I realized no matter how hard we tried‚ we couldn’t get away. We were

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    Homer is an important character in the novel TomorrowWhen the War Began by John Marsden because he is one of Ellie’s most trusted friends. Due to the challenges and trauma the war has put him through and a special connection with a girl named Fi‚ Homer has had the greatest character development. From being an immature‚ quick-witted boy to a man with strength and sensitivity. Even though readers cannot relate‚ we can still empathize and admire Homer’s actions. At the beginning of the novel‚ Ellie

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