EP002 Character Analysis – Tom Brennan The novel ‘The Story of Tom Brennan” is written by Australian author J.C. Burke. The book is written in a first person perspective of main character Tom Brennan‚ who is seventeen years old and it portrays the way he deals and adjusts with his new life after a major tragedy has struck. The novel also shows how he started to mature to a young adult as events unfold. Tom Brennan starts off in the novel as a popular teenager‚ successful rugby player and also
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texts that show transitions are The Story of Tom Brennan‚ a 2005 Australian novel written by J.C. Burke‚ and Raise Your Voice‚ a 2004 American drama film directed by Sean McNamara. Through these two texts‚ the audience learns about the social context‚ the characters and their experiences‚ which helps to shapes our understanding of transitions. Drink driving incidents are the leading cause of death for teenagers in Australia. The Story of Tom Brennan and Raise Your Voice provides opportunities for
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Year 10 English The Story of Tom Brennan Complete all tasks in well constructed sentences. During reading the book: Prologue What is a prologue? Why do some writers use a prologue? A separate introductory section of a literary or musical work. Chapter 1 - 5: How do Tom and Kylie feel about having to relocate their lives to their grandmother’s home and the new town of Coghill? Tom and Kylie don’t have a positive response to moving in with there grandmother due to the fact that they were part of a
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even demanding. Tom Brennan‚ the protagonist in The Story of Tom Brennan is haunted by an accident and is faced with a hard transition‚ and as with the other members of his family‚ with the use of first person‚ J.C. Burke demonstrates the outcome of a transition can be resulted through new knowledge‚ a shift of attitude and a deeper understanding of one’s self and others. The different pathways an individual takes influences the transitioning of their new life. The Story of Tom Brennan is a lucid text
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Tom Brennan Questions 1. Tom Brennan is telling the story; He is telling the story in first person and showing the readers how he lives his life. This helps the reader connect and have a better understanding of exactly how he lives and acts in the story. 2. I feel the conversation wouldn’t be much after the family left Mumbilli behind. It would be just small talk and silence because kylie would be on her phone and tom would just be sad that he is leaving his friends once again. 3. Rugby is a contact
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TYPE OF TEXT: Prose Fiction TITLE: The Story of Tom Brennan AUTHOR: J C Burke COURSE: Standard MODULE: Module C: Texts and Society Module C: Texts and Society This module requires students to explore and analyse texts used in a specific situation. It assists students’ understanding of the ways that texts communicate information‚ ideas‚ bodies of knowledge‚ attitudes and belief systems in ways particular to specific areas of society. Electives in this module are designed around a specific
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Module C – The Story of Tom Brennan 1. “The experience of moving into the world can challenge individuals’ attitudes and beliefs.” Discuss this view with reference to your prescribed text and at least ONE other related text of your own choosing. (2010) 2. Individuals venturing into new experiences may encounter obstacles‚ but may also gain significant rewards. Do you agree with this perspective? In your response‚ refer to your prescribed text and at least ONE other related text of your own
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mature from these experiences. It makes us mature and has definitely taught me a thing or two and what I’ve learnt is‚ our lives are defined by our choices and the pathways we choose to take. They might be good or they might be bad. My name is Tom Brennan and I’ve just been through so much this past year and I’m here to talk to you guys about it because I’ve been told talking about it helps. Last year my brother‚ Daniel‚ was in a drink driving accident in which he played a big part of and resulted
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The Story of Tom Brennan J C Burke You do not need to write the questions out but you must write in full-sentences. Prologue 1. Identify three narrative techniques and explain how they reveal to the audience that the family are escaping from their world. (Hint: first-person narration‚ past-tense‚ tone‚ flashback‚ repetition of ‘we’‚ etc.) 2. The first sign that this novel’s structure is non-linear (not in a straight narrative pattern) is the change from past-tense to present tense in the
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Tom Brennan essay In “The Story Of Tom Brennan” written by J.C Burke in a story about destruction‚ guilt and shame through the story there are allot of up and downs after the crash the family is not the same and tom knows that it will never be the same the story uses destructive power to add some problems to the story to keep it going the crash causes a couple of problems to everyone not just the family the whole community is effected guilt tom and kylie both feel guilty like they were the cause
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