Tomorrow When The War Began by John Marsden

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Themes

War

Resilience

Still being able to find new hiding places after the helicopter blew up Corrie's house

Even thought they almost got blown up themsleves, even though they had to sit there and watch Corrie's house being blow up and even though they had taken this great emotional blow the group carried on fighting and kept looking for new places to hide.

Each character had there own little issue but put it aside or overcome it after each time something bad happened

Not giving up after being attacked, shot at and losing they're families

Being shot at, attacked and losing they're families isnt just physical pain or injury preventing them from boucing back but also emotional. When they lose they're families and then people start trying to kill them it was tough, it was tough to bounce back after missing people/things they loved so much or in such exructiating pain but they kept on going, always coming back.

Overcoming Obsticlesand Challengers

Teamwork

Team work was an important part of the group overcoming obsticles and challenges and also one of the reason why they were so resilient.

Wokring together to blow up the bridge

They all had to work together and co-operate so that they could sucsessfully come up with a whole proof plan so they could blow up the bridge. They had to work out hiding places, how to make the cattle move, come up with ways to avoid being seen, make sure everyone got out alive and make sure that after the bridge blew up they all got away safely. Without working to gether as a team the group would not have overcome this obsticle which ifcourse lead to their further survival.

Survival

Being able to always find a new place to hide the whole group

Although sometimes they did have to sepreate when hiding, everybody was always hidden and the whole group helped make sure that happened. They all worked together to overcome the obsticles and challenges of being seperated, needing to know where everyone is at all times and getting back together again. Which again leads on to survival of the group.

Survival

To survive the group had to learn to fend for themselves out in the wild

Come up with new ways to feed themselves and make sure they had fresh water

They all had to work together to find food, water and shelter to survive.

Purpose

to entertain

Persuade

War can happen to anyone

They were unprepared and didn't expect it at all

"These things don't just happen, not here, not in this country." - Ellie (pg. 62)

They weren,t prepared for this. Nobody thought it could happen but it did.

"Our lives had been so unaffected by the outside world." - Ellie

After not being affected pretty much at all by the outside world and then being thrown into as dire a situation as war was a strain, being able to rebound and fight back was a challenge for all of them.

Setting

Rural Australia

Examples of this would be:the mountainsthe farmsthe cattlethe fact that Ellie states they live away from the city in australiathe huntingthe damsall the dogsthe tight knit community

Contempery. Modern day (within the last 10 years)

Examples of this would be:the landroverthings like tosters and household appliencescolour TVphones

Marsden uses descriptive laguage to portray the landscape/time period

Characters and their Issues

Ellie

Planned the camping trip to Hell

The story is told through hr eyes

- contolling- pushy- tough- stuburn - good writer- part leader- can be inspirational

"you'll be able to dig the dams yourself" - Homer (pg. 7)

Shows how Ellie had more muscle and was more physically developed then some of the other females.

Couldn't decide weather or not she liked Homer or Lee

Lee

Ends up getting with Ellie

- thoughtful- watches scary movies- analytical- parents own the resteraunt- interesting- devoted- lived in town- good at most things- tends to sulk

Plays music

Homer

Ends up getting with Fi

Grew up with Ellie

- imature --> mature- natural born leader- humerous- outgoing- physically developed, one of the biggest guys- doesn't ask, just tells- didn't care what anyone thought

"I tried to push him into the creek, but he was too strong." - Ellie (pg. 7)

Shows how he was mush stronger and physically developed then Ellie herself even though she was one of the tougher females.

"Ellie and I are going bush for a couple of days." - Homers version of asking. (pg. 8.)

Corrie

Also planned the cmaping trip to Hell

Ellies best friend

- once was quiet- gained confidence

Kevin

Only went camping for Corrie

typical rural

"Kevin now he's was more your typical rural." - Ellie (pg. 14)

Older then the others. Had his P's.

- wide mouth- big ego- scared of bugs and spiders

Fiona

- dancer- dainty- light and graceful- lived in town- played piano

Ends up getting with Homer

Robyn

- liked to win- religious- trustworthy- serious- determined- small but strong- reliable

"If parents ever had a daughter they could trust it was the Mathers" - Ellie (pg. 12)

""the biggest problem she was likely to ever give them was bring kate for church." - Ellie (pg. 12)

Goes to church

Chris

Found hiding at his house

- alcoholic- smokes- writes poetry- gloomy

Wasn't originally allowed to go camping

Language forms and Features

metaphores

adverbs

verbs

allusion

adjectives