Insight Text Guide Sue Sciortino The Divine Wind Garry Disher ITG_DivineWind-Prelims-2pp.indd 1 13/04/12 10:18 AM contents Character map Overview iv 1 About the author 1 Synopsis 1 Character summaries 2 Background & context 5 Genre‚ style & structure Chapter-by-chapter analysis 13 Characters & relationships 42 Themes & issues 50 Different interpretations 62 Questions & answers 66 Sample answer 74
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The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame has challenged the reader to see the world and individuals in different ways‚ through the adventures of four animal friends that exhibit human behaviour‚ and through themes like journey‚ rights and responsibility and friendship and relationships. The novel is a comment on the English social structure of the late 19th Century during the time of industrialization. In the novel Toad represents the Ruling class‚ who has wealth‚ power‚ privilege‚ status and
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The period of the 1930s and 1940s is known as the Swing Era. Big bands like Benny Goodman‚ Count Basie‚ Artie Shaw‚ and others became household names and music icons ("Jazz History- Swing"). Swing music was a trendy style of jazz‚ while swing dancing was very popular and performed in many dance halls. As they became more widespread‚ both became a vital part of America. The 1930s brought a style of music that was possibly the most fashionable and accessible in jazz history. Swing music was an extension
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February 10‚ 2013 Hour 4 The Almighty and Powerful Brady When a person who’s put on a pedestal far higher than what they have achieved‚ falls‚ disappointment and grief affect many people who once looked upon that great man. In the novel‚ Inherit the Wind‚ Jerome Lawrence and Robert Edwin Lee show the reader the turmoil and contemplations that occurred during the 1925 Scopes Monkey Trial. This trial brought up the conflicts between modern science and Biblical teachings. In his attempt to seek justice
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In the short story “Ashes for the Wind”‚ Hernando Tellez uses Juan Martinez to show that sometimes you have to make sacrifices in order to fight corruption and injustice. Through Juan‚ his wife Carmen and their baby‚ the author tries to show that people should not be pushed around and intimidated‚ which is why I think that Juan is a hero. To me being a hero can mean many things‚ wether it is to inspire‚ help or even take a stand and a first step towards something better and good; a hero is a hero
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Dancing a Rebellion Since the first time that white men came across Native Cultures they have tried imprint their own values and view points on that culture. In Susan Power’s The Grass Dancer‚ dance is an important symbol of the Native American culture. Powwows‚ and the dances held at them‚ play a key part in the book and many of the major events in the book are somehow related to a ceremonial dance. Many times‚ though‚ the dances do not take place at powwows or ceremonies‚ they just occur as a
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Jesus during His time here on Earth. We first meet her during the fall of Jerusalem to the Roman armies. Losing her entire family during the siege and attack she finds herself taken hostage and eventually sold as a slave. Throughout A Voice in the Wind we are able to watch Hadassah mature in her faith and come to trust in the Lord completely. The book chronicles the challenges she faces as she strives to love those she serves in a Christ-like way. The Roman family who owns her is immersed in the
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these squiggles on the paper come together to form words? But‚ the answer is always the same. Books are the basis of all society and culture. If no one had ever recorded laws‚ and poetry‚ and math‚ then they would all be lost by now‚ scattered to the wind. All over the world‚ throughout history‚ books have changed lives. From America to Egypt to Mesopotamia; from the 1st century to the 21st‚ books have had great effects on all people‚ no matter what race‚ religion‚ or gender. Books can and have changed
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The Divine Wind by Garry Disher is a historical romance that deals with issues -- Hart with the people around hart and some series of things happen to them. Their story takes place before and after the war‚ during a lot of things were happening: the protagonists grew up together with their relatives‚ many people came and went‚ and some are forever leave them. The relation between friendship and love are two of the main themes. Another theme is young people forced to grow up quickly. The story is
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The Wind In The Willows by Kenneth Grahame is a novel that was published in 1908 that illuminates many characteristics and lessons that are valuable to obtain in life. Throughout the adventurous journey of the characters‚ Grahame uses the settings‚ themes‚ and symbolic symbols to convey the morals of the novel. The plot of the story stems from the personalities of the four main characters of Toad‚ Mole‚ Rat and Badger. Wealthy‚ Self-centered and opinionated but yet affectionate are words that can
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