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    TOMORROW WHEN THE WAR BEGAN USEFUL QUOTES THEME: “Writing it down is important to us…recording what we’ve done, in words, on paper, it’s got to be our way of telling ourselves that we mean something, that we matter. That the things we’ve done have made a difference.” “We’d thought that we were among the first humans to invade this basin, but humans had invaded everything, everywhere. They didn’t have to walk into a place to invade it. Even Hell was not immune.” “Hell wasn’t anything to do with

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    qualities." So what then is a female called when she also displays the characteristics of nobility, brave deeds and courage? In the case of the book Tomorrow when the war began, her name is Ellie Linton. Ellie does what others would not, in order to save her friends from the dangers caused by the invaders. Ellie is a hero not just because she is admired for her brave deeds , she also uses her skill and knowledge to her advantage. This is seen when they had to transport Lee from the restaurant

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    There are two main themes in the novel Tomorrow When The War Began. Those themes are mostly peace and war and also a heroism theme as well. The theme of peace and war is that it is a central theme or one of the central themes and quite often, the characters are gripped in the turmoil of conflict, while hoping for days of peace to come or reminiscing about the good life before the war itself. Peace and War has been explored throughout the whole novel as the seven teenagers go out in their town Wirrawee

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    When researching about the author of the novel Tomorrow When The War Began, John Marsden, I did notice some personal context as an influence in the text. One of the personal contexts that he had was that he had an occupation as an English teacher as well as a school principal once. By being an English teacher and teaching a wide range of literature, this allows him to have experience of narrative structures and a general view of novel writing. The other part of his personal context that I could see

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    Tomorrow when the war began. In the novel; ‘Tomorrow when the war began’, the characters experience various changes and transformations. These changes occur when the different characters experience life threatening situations and environmental change. The characters have to adapt, think and behave differently. The changes that occur involve the themes of leadership, war and love. Throughout the novel, John Marsden shows change in Ellie. In the beginning Ellie is a carefree but hard working

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    Tomorrow When the War Began In the novel Tomorrow When the War Began written by John Marsden, we as the readers are asked a continuous question, would you love someone to the point where you would sacrifice your life for their safety? Marsden helps us understand love, innocence and maturity through the way he outlines this question in his novel. Love is a theme in Tommorow When the War Began which outlines the bond between a couple when going through war and tragic loss. It helps us as readers

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    The novel, ‘Tomorrow When The War Began’, by John Marsden uses teenage characters who must change because of an invasion. They must fight their enemies to protect their families and friends. Marsden explores the idea that war forces people to change their attitudes, values and beliefs. He achieves this by using the text structure of the plot, and language features such as emotive and descriptive language The plot of the book ‘Tomorrow When The War Began’, by John Marsden uses many teenagers with

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    Bravery is the theme that indicated in the texts The Maze Runner, Tomorrow When The War Began, World War Z, The Hunger Games. These four texts has shown that sometimes it’s a risk to your own life to be brave. In the book The Maze Runner written by James Dashner, Thomas woke up and finds himself amidst a group of men in large open spaces surrounded by huge concrete walls that will lead him to the maze. It opens every morning and closes when the sun sets. Later in the book, Minho and Alby (the two runners)

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    Tomorrow, When the War Began In the novel Tomorrow, When the War Began written by John Marsden, we as the readers are asked a continuous question, would you love someone to the point where you would sacrifice your life for their safety? Marsden helps us understand love, innocence and maturity through the way he outlines this question in his novel. Love is a theme in Tomorrow, When the War Began, which outlines the bond between a couple when going through war. It helps us as readers

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    Tomorrow when the war began- John Marsden Novel essay. “Tomorrow When The War Began” by John Marsden, is a novel of survival, friendship, love and war. He uses many language techniques (e.g. simile, metaphor, personification, oxymoron, irony, symbol, allusion etc.) to get across to the reader the importance of each of the themes discussed. He also uses these techniques to set the mood in each chapter and to help emphasise each major point in the novel. “We’ve learnt a lot and had to figure

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