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Common Module - Past the Shallows 4 Paragraphs
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Past the shallows - 4 ParaBody 1 -
- Conflict
- The collective human experience of conflict unveils the inconsistencies present in human behaviour, through the
conflicting individual responses between the victim and instigator
- Dad slapping Miles, Garry Bones fight
Technique Example Effect Link to context and assumption
Visual, violent “Grotesque and Acts as a microcosm of the This shows that the boys who are the victims understand what it is like to
Imagery bloodied.. abuse that the boys (victims) face abuse from jeff and their father, giving them an affinity to the shark
hacked-up suffer at the hands of their which was confronting as it forced Miles to see and understand his own
carcass… leaving a father place as another of his father’s victims
trail of blood and
flesh”
Religious “Miles prayed that Depicts Miles’ helplessness This emphasises that the boys feel helpless when they are faced with the
allusion the painkillers and acquiescence to his choice to stand up to their father or just take the abuse and deal with the
would start father’s whims and temper as pain on their own. This can cause them to have a change in behaviour
working” he silently suffers the abuse towards others due to the fact that they may be scared of more abuse.
Simile “When he wiped This use of simile represents Social Context: Violence: fights between individuals in the book occur due
Miles his nose with the the harsh physical impact to the characters acting out and using violence as a way to cope with the
back of his hand it that had been inflicted trauma they experience
stung like hell” (101) towards Miles by Gary Bones.
This insinuates the idea how This provokes us with the complexities of conflict and how people are
Miles is willing to retaliate willing to do anything to save something close to them
and participate in conflict in
order to save the ‘shark tooth
necklace’ which was symbol
of his mum
, Paradox (100) “Time went Out of body experience This explains that Miles generally does not stand up for himself but after
strange” idiomatically making ‘time being confronted with conflict he felt the need to fight back instead of
stop’ as Miles inverts his place allowing himself to deal with the abuse and continue to be the victim. It is
as the victim and stands up out of character for miles to do this.
for himself - the anomaly in
this is further depicted in the
ocean which pulsed a
“metallic” “purple” (mirrors
the out of character brief
moment of bravery)
Body 2 -
Themes
- Relationships
- Relationships are not predetermined by situation but are shaped and reshaped through experiences, both positive
and negative.
- This transformative impact of experiences on relationships is evident within the inversion of the paternal
relationship, as Steven and Harry’s volatile relationship is contrasted by the loving relationship evident between
George and Harry.
- George and harry fishing (106), Dad forcing harry onto the boat (197)
Technique Example Effect Link to context and assumption
Symbolism Ocean physical representation of Coastal setting is a direct reflection of authorial context as Parrett grew up
Visceral “water rocked and Harry's fear and discomfort on the the rugged coastline of Bruny Island
Imagery pulled and pushed and the power of the ocean
you…” (pg 107) The volatility of Steven and Harry’s relationship is parallelled through the
powerful force of the ocean
Flashback “that first time [on] … Clear juxtaposition between Contrasts the two relationships, one positive and one negative and creates
dad’s boat” his dad who made him stay irony in that Steven who should protect Harry as his father is replaced by the
juxtaposition on the boat despite his terror paternal instincts of George
manifested in the “cold spray
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