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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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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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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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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The Story of Tom Brennan J.C Burke’s novel‚ ‘The Story of Tom Brennan’ is a grim and haunting representation of the themes of fear and drink driving‚ family relationships and friendships. Burke addresses the notion of moving into the world through the characters‚ the conflict‚ the motifs and symbols‚ language and structural devices and the effects. In the novel‚ the characters experience a horrifying outcome after a car crash that was caused by Daniel‚ the oldest son in the Brennan family. Because
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Characterization of Billy Elliot Billy Elliot is a 12-year-old boy who lives with his father Jackie‚ his big brother Tony and his eighty-year-old grandmother in Everington in Northeast England at the time of the miners’ strike in mid-1980s. He is the protagonist in the story and is principled‚ likable‚ and vivacious with a musical tone in his body. His mother Sarah who died two years before the beginning of the story was a musician and used to play on the piano for the whole family. Unlike the
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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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Module C – Into the World ‘The Story of Tom Brennan’ & ‘The Door’ (related text) The different pathways used by an individual when moving “into the world” are always framed by the societal context in which they exist. These pathways provide opportunities for the protagonist to experience a wide variety of growth and change. The process of moving away from the past and entering a new world is a complex one that involves sacrifice‚ change and a sense of unknown. The protagonist can be both willing
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transition and change. The novel ’ The Story of Tom Brennan’ by J.C Burke explores the different ways individuals grow when they are taken out of their comfort zones and venture into new experiences. This concept is also conveyed within the song ’Fast Car’ By Tracy Chapman and the film ’Charlie st Cloud’ Directed by Burr Steers. ’The Story of Tom Brennan’ follows the lives of the Brennan family after the events of a fatal car accident‚ it shows how Tom the protagonist struggles to cope with his past
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