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Tomorrow When the War Brief Information

Full Title:	Tomorrow, When the War Began
Author:	John Marsden	Type of Work:	Novel
Genre:	Young Adult Fiction	Language:	English
Time & Place Written	Australia, 1993	Date of First Publication:	1993
Publisher:	Mc Pherson Printing Group	Current Edition:	7th

Narrator/ Point of View:	Ellie	Tense:	Past tense- reflective
Protagonist(s) The leading character, hero or heroine	Ellie, Corrie, Homer, Fi, Kevin, Lee, Robyn, Chris	Antagonist(s) The character who actively opposes the protagonist
Setting (Time)		Setting (Place)	Australian Outback

Tomorrow When The War Began

Questions:

Chapter 1

What are the advantages and disadvantages of first-person narration?

He's telling that how he meet the characters

Why do you think Ellie needs to tell the story in chronological order?

To show to the readers how will she impacted on Robyn person.

Pick one interesting word from the chapter, find its meaning, and explain why it is interesting.

I choose concentric means of or denoting circles, arcs, or other shapes which share the same center, the larger often completely surrounding the smaller. because I read it and sound's new to what I've usually done.

John Marsden foreshadows several events and characters in this chapter. Make three predictions based on the evidence in the text about what may occur later in the story.

What kind of story do you think Ellie is going to tell? Uses evidence from the text to support your answers?

Ellie was telling to her friends to believe what is she saying.

What set of skills do these characters have that convince their parents that they can ‘go bush’ independently. Find examples for three characters?

Chapter Two

How did the group of teenagers ascend Tailors Stitch?

They used Ellie’s Dad’s Land Rover to ascend Taylor’s Stitch.

What are the two special events happening the day after the teenagers leave for the bush?

Two special things are the friendship’s start to spin the web between them, and the learn of each other’s life.

How many days were they planning on staying? How much food do you think is reasonable to bring, split among 7 teenagers?

They planned on staying for ten days. This was a reasonable amount of time, however, the food amount that was taken was not really enough, or rationed well enough at the start.

Who is the Hermit and what is he supposed to have done?

Hermit is an old mythical bushman from up Taylor’s Stitch and down Satan’s Steps. It is thought he murdered and cannibalized his wife and two kids.

Do you think the Hermit will be significant to this story? Why/Why not?

I think Hermit may be significant later if they ever decide to return.

Is their decent down Satan’s Steps into Hell dangerous? Discuss what are the dangers, how could they have made it safer, what would you have done?

If they had been well prepared from the beginning, they may have taken a rope to help the descent. Their descent was certainly not safe, with a large air of danger. I would have strung a rope to something when the going got tough, or there were rocks to descend.

Predict what the bridge signifies

I think the bridge signifies that some things are stronger than others, and in times of neglect they will be stronger than some other things.

Chapter Three

Why does Robyn think they are the only people ever to have gone to Hell?

Robyn thinks that they are the only ones to have gone to hell because of how desolate and untouched the landscape looks to the naked eye, however that theory is abolished at the bridge.

Why do you think the valley is called Hell?

I think the Valley is called Hell due to cutting off, and calm it is. Also because of the dense, hard to reach difficult landscape, it may be called hell.

Why must the teenagers seem like visitors from hell to the wild things living in the clearing? How is this ironic?

The teenagers may seem like hell because of the fact that they are disturbing their natural homes and little sanctuaries that will have been built in the clearing. This is ironic because some of the teenagers think it is hell because of the animals.

What picture of Kevin do we get in this chapter?

We get the idea that he is tough until something does not go his way, and then he gets scared or irritated incredibly fast.

What does Ellie liken Fi to? Do you think this is a fair assessment of her character? Use examples from the text to support your thinking

I think that Ellie likening Fi to perfection is not the best example, however it seems as though that may be nearly correct.

At times Ellie switches her narration from retelling the story to commenting about her life in the present - why do you think the author has chosen to write in this style?

Because it brings in a feeling of connectedness for what is about to come, wheres beforehand it was a lead up to the larger events.

Chapter Four

Do you think the way they handled the snake incident was appropriate? What could they have done differently?

No, I do not. The way that the situation with the snake was handled was not thought out enough, if they had had rope or string,
they could have tied the end of the sleeping bag in a knot, with sticks tied into a tree.

Ellie claims that ‘Hell’ is only a label and that people label things all the time, often ignoring or overlooking certain labeled places or things. She then comes to the conclusion that ‘Hell was people’. Is she right? What’s your opinion, on labeling and Hell?

I think that Ellie may have been correct about people being hell.

What was especially peculiar about the planes that flew over Hell? ‘Their ------, their ------, their----- frightened me.’ Do these characteristics have any significance?

I think the characteristics showed fear, but it was soon smothered.

Corrie and Kevin are the only couples in the group, but the trip was bound to bring friends closer. So why does Homer’s interest in Fi seem so odd to Ellie?

Ellie means that she knows what Homer means about the question because he likes Fi and Ellie gets the type of question he is asking.

Fi brushes off the planes coming back from Commemoration Day. Why do you think the planes were flying over Wirrawee?

Because everyone is celebrating that day and the army is out doing parades.

Robyn claims there were dozens and dozens of planes flying over them. What is Lee’s response? Is his suggestion reasonable?

Lee’s response is one of terror, trying to keep pace with the rest of the group. I think that Lee is an orderly person, and was trying to keep peace with himself.