Tomorrow When The War Began Essay
By reading we become better global citizens which open our eyes to key ideas
The novel “tomorrow when the war began” (1993) by John Marsden supports the idea ‘by reading we become better global citizens which opens our eyes to key ideas’. In this book we come across change, relationships, survival and nature.
Change. Change is when people have things happen to their circumstances and are forced to think or believe differently. Change was important because it was a main theme in the novel as the young teenage characters were forced to cope with devastation of their lives and their environment caused by war. The theme of change is also important because it is something that affects us all at some time in our lives. We never know what the …show more content…
In the book at stages Ellie tries to convince herself that she doesn’t have feelings for Lee but when she sits down to think about it she realises she was just trying to hide her feelings because she was scared of being hurt. By this the reader is encouraged to consider that relationships are still important no matter what you’re going though and that even if you try and cover up your feelings you know in your heart that they are still there.
John Marsden shows the theme of survival all throughout the book. My first example is when they first realise that they have been invaded and they sneak around the streets collecting food from houses for supplies not knowing how long they would have to stay in hiding. Sneaking around the streets at night in their own hometown wasn’t what they were used to as Ellie quoted “that was the kind of world we were used to we ever seriously thought it would change”.
The characters learn that this is their new life, it could be days, months or even years before everything goes back to the way it used to be. They also learn that if they're going to survive the invasion then they're going to have to do whatever is takes to do so, even if it means having to kill soldiers. The reader is encouraged to consider that when in a situation like the characters in the book are that you have to do anything in order to
The novel “tomorrow when the war began” (1993) by John Marsden supports the idea ‘by reading we become better global citizens which opens our eyes to key ideas’. In this book we come across change, relationships, survival and nature.
Change. Change is when people have things happen to their circumstances and are forced to think or believe differently. Change was important because it was a main theme in the novel as the young teenage characters were forced to cope with devastation of their lives and their environment caused by war. The theme of change is also important because it is something that affects us all at some time in our lives. We never know what the …show more content…
In the book at stages Ellie tries to convince herself that she doesn’t have feelings for Lee but when she sits down to think about it she realises she was just trying to hide her feelings because she was scared of being hurt. By this the reader is encouraged to consider that relationships are still important no matter what you’re going though and that even if you try and cover up your feelings you know in your heart that they are still there.
John Marsden shows the theme of survival all throughout the book. My first example is when they first realise that they have been invaded and they sneak around the streets collecting food from houses for supplies not knowing how long they would have to stay in hiding. Sneaking around the streets at night in their own hometown wasn’t what they were used to as Ellie quoted “that was the kind of world we were used to we ever seriously thought it would change”.
The characters learn that this is their new life, it could be days, months or even years before everything goes back to the way it used to be. They also learn that if they're going to survive the invasion then they're going to have to do whatever is takes to do so, even if it means having to kill soldiers. The reader is encouraged to consider that when in a situation like the characters in the book are that you have to do anything in order to