The Story of Tom Brennan investigates the journey of self-growth and the second chance at happiness of the protagonist, Tom. Tom was an ordinary teenager from Mumbilli, his life consisted of rugby matches, parties and homework, he was a popular guy with typical teenage problems,...
The ‘Into the World’ concept invariably involves transitions into new phases, the venturing into new worlds and experiences in order to attain growth, maturation and internal progression. This concept is undoubtedly evident within J C Burke’s novel “The Story of Tom Brennan”, the June 2003...
Do other people encourage or prevent the individual’s experience of new worlds? Throughout our everyday lives, events may occur which place us in situations which may be for the good or may even lead to consequences. Throughout these experiences, events can place individuals or groups...
Introduction In 1993, Brandon Teena, a teenage drifter who was famous locally for romancing the females in Falls City, Nebraska, was found shot dead in a farmhouse just outside of town. However, Brandon, despite his reputation with females, wasn’t actually a man at all. “He”...
Key events have the potential to adjust the lives of entire families. The people around tragic events have new understandings and knowledge of the world around them, like the ripple on a pond surface after a stone is thrown they feel in a variety of...
