internal conflict
battling with oneself
Thornhill
Thornhill was torn between following his fellow 'white men' or doing the morally right thing and leaving the blacks alone.
external conflict
people fighting with each other
Sal and Thornhill arguing whether they should stay in Australia or go back to England
class conflict
when Thornihill steals for survival and faces death as punishment (fairly/unfairly)
environmental conflict
The use and ownership of land
When the blacks get angry/annoyed at the Thornhills for digging/destroying their land.
human vs nature
conflict between environnment and Thornhill/boat
Miscellaneous Thoughts:
Encountering conflict in the World
-Prejudice
chk chk boom
was calling people wogs racist
old versus new perspectives
real issue - lying/celebritits?
-Homophobia
teachers say no to homosexuals at school ball
conflict between k-rudd and middle class rural students looking to go to uni
-War!
War in Iraq/Afghanistan
extra refugees coming to Australia. Taking our jobs/enhancing our society?
-racial conflict
Rising tensions in North Korea
-Human versus nature
Bushfires
Stories of courage and bravery. People making new beginnings
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
The Line - S/N activity
When you study The Line by Arch and Martin Flanagan you will need to make connections that go beyond the set text, just as you did with The Secret River. The connections you make are about exploring the set context, Encountering Conflict, and building a pool of ideas to inspire writing pieces that are underpinned by themes, ideas and literary devices used in the set text.
To begin this process you are going to source four texts (a picture, a written text, a song and a film) that you can see are about Encountering Conflict and can be linked to The Line in some way. In these explanations make clear:
- the conflict/s you can see
- the links with the set text
- the ideas for possible writing pieces
An area for improvement from our The Secret River blog posts:
Enhance your digital writing by including links to information on sites that supports your commentary. Also, where possible, incorporate a relevant visual with your post. For example, if you are writing about a novel in the Text Tremors section of the blog, import a picture of the novel’s cover.
To begin this process you are going to source four texts (a picture, a written text, a song and a film) that you can see are about Encountering Conflict and can be linked to The Line in some way. In these explanations make clear:
- the conflict/s you can see
- the links with the set text
- the ideas for possible writing pieces
An area for improvement from our The Secret River blog posts:
Enhance your digital writing by including links to information on sites that supports your commentary. Also, where possible, incorporate a relevant visual with your post. For example, if you are writing about a novel in the Text Tremors section of the blog, import a picture of the novel’s cover.