Dark Wind Blowing by Jackie French

Jackie French uses the character of Mr loosley to explore the theme of power, he uses this power buy yelling and standing over lance. "as Loser jogged down the steps"meaning for lance to get out of the house corsed by family abuse corse by mr loosly having the power to stand over everyone and corse family abuse.

Jackie French uses the character lance (loser)of power, and that things that can go wrong when power is the wrong hands. "Apologise!" meaning for people to stop bullying him a respect him, "You'r all going to die" suggesting things have gone to far when someone has been bullyed.

Jackie French uses the character budgy to explore the theme of power, "Your face, choked budgie" meaning that budgy is a bully and has a low sel esteem to be bullying other people.

Jackie French uses Child Abuse to explore the theme of power, "Dad said i had to be best friends with you. He said if we were friends your mum would have to give him a job" meaning mr loosley lance's (looser) dad has power an control over him.

Jackie French uses Fear as a theme of power, suggesting that when some has power or control over them, this is caused by fear.

Jackie French has used verbs, adverbs, similes and metaphors etc, to suggest power by giving a close study of the character. she has also used words toto inform the reader more.

Jackie French uses the theme of power and abuse in society that children, teen and even adult get abused and bullyed every day, and other people just sit there and watc and dont do anything this is what is happening in th bok with looser an being bullyed an mike just watching.

Jackie French uses terrorism to allude to other texts, such as the gas attack in 1995 in a tokyo subway which relates to bullying an power.

Jackie French uses the issue Family to suggest the issue of family abuse and that mr loosley has the power over the family an lance.

Jackie French uses the theme of bullying to suggest that kids bully other kids just to fit in and be popular.

Jackie French uses the theme of abuse to suggests that mr loosley is abusing his family "as Lance jogged down the steps" meaning he is trying to get out of the house from all the abuse.

Jackie French uses the issue of heroes beacuase of mike wants his life to be like an action movie an he wants to be the hero.

Jackie French uses the issue of popularity to suggest that the bullyers strive on people to pick on the keep there reputation upand keep ther self esteem up so they dont get bullyed them selves.

Jackie French uses the issue of maturity suggest that the bullys are not mature and that the bullys dont have to be kids they can be any age.jazz is one or the most mature child in the story bucause she doesnt believe in bullying an movies and what could be but she believe in what will be."Poor kid just the same" suggest that she is mature n see's through all the junk.

Jackie French uses the issue of independence "mum! no one had cooked breakfeats!" suggesting that mikes wants more inderpendence and to stop being "mothered".

Jackie French uses the idea of who to be included an not included in activities in and out of school looser was invited to the party but his invertation was taken to make it look like he wasnt, after a while of to much bullying people start to loose control and which can make the do crazy things like terroism.

relationships:freinds boy freinds girl friendsfamilyenimies

movies:kill billdie hardthrill kill

in 1995 one of tokyo religouse group let off a gas attack in one of tokyo's subways.

this book alludes to the gas attack an las action hero and they all link to power.

The intertextuality is Last Action Hero it has a very much same main character, both boys love action movies and they both want to be heroes. They have experinces that changes their points of veiw afterwoods.

in this book jackie french has used alot of verbs to descride the characters and settings

mikeis a main character who want his life to be like an action movie and for him to be the hero.

jazz is one of the main character who is alot more mature then the other kids and had just moved to the country town.

budgy is one o f the main character more so at the start of the book he is one of the popular boys who bully all the kids especialy lance.

lance is one of the main character althrough the book he is the one that gets bullyed and start the hole terrisom gas attack.

mr loosely lances dad is the one who stand over lance an his family corsing family abuse.

jazzes mum is one of the doctors who helps with the attck while they are in the hall.

mr simpson is the class teacher who get poisined.

jordie is one of the popular kids who teasers everbody and just follows budgy.

Caitlin is a bully,imature, iresponsible the purpose of caitlin is to show that girls can be bullys as well as boys.

PLOT- Bullying has consequences- Fear of terrorism- Life as a movie- When life becomes stranger than fiction