Common Module - Past the Shallows - Study Notes PDF

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Past the Shallows - Study Notes Favel Parrett

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Techniques

Evidence

Paradox

“Whenever rock comes out of deep water… there is abalone…

Purpose

Analysis

Emphasises

The ability of negative experiences and dangerous times in order to find positivity. Also highlights our paradoxical relationship with nature

Establishes

An ominous mood, which is designed to intrigue the reader and understand the danger that “past the shallows” might

Treasure.”

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Colour motif Contrast

“Dark”, “black” “Deep”, “dark”, “cold”

Explicit link to ‘Texts and Human Experiences’ (rubric)

Parrett is establishing a sense of physical boundaries of the story and thus of human

Construction of setting

Roaring/Silent Shallow/Deep

represent.

“Every cell in his body stopped. Felt it. This place… And Harry understood, right down in his guts that time ran on forever.

Illuminates

Human connection to place and understanding of the resilience of nature to overcome the upheaval of seasonal weather

Establishes

Human reverence for the world around them and acknowledgement of the ephemeral nature of humanity and the eternal nature of the world

Inviting the responder to see the world differently

Conveys

A juxtaposition between Miles as a boy spending time with men, foreshadowing the novel as a coming of age text

Language is used to shape representations of character in text

4 Motif

“This place was old. Harry knew it. As old as the world.”

“Miles got in the dinghy with the men…” Juxtaposition 7

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“Old enough now, he must take his place… he must fill the gap Uncle Nick left.”

experience, revealing the dangerous yet intrinsic connection between man and nature. Role of storytelling throughout time to express and reflect particular lives and cultures

Anaphora

“The bank owned the boat now because the bank owned everything.”

Illuminates

The human struggle against corporate greed

The representation of individual and collective human experiences

Repetition Alliteration

“And they never found him. Not one bit. Not his beanie. Not his boots. Not his bones.”

Amplifies

The grief and loss caused by Uncle Nick’s death, revealing the conflict between man and nature

Human emotions associated with life experiences

Flashback intensified by pathetic fallacy

“Miles knew exactly how dark it was that night, the sky blacked out by cloud so thick that nothing came through - no stars or moon or nothing… That was the night everything

Affirms

How particular human experiences can shape us and have lifelong consequences

Inviting the responder to reflect personally

changed.

Symbolism

“...[Miles] had to wear a man’s size and it was baggy…”

Conveys

Miles’ abrupt end of childhood as he is needed to take on the masculine role left by the death of his uncle, Nick.

Simile and personification

“There were places where the water rose like it was climbing a hill, places where the water was angry.”

Reveals

The tumultuous nature that is characterised by life “past the shallows”

Inviting the responder to see the world differently

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City vs. country trope

“The city finally came into view as a whole and Harry loved it. All the buildings and the cars and all the things to do.”

Highlights

Harry’s love for urban centres in contrast with the isolation and wild environment where he lives

Role of storytelling to express and reflect particular lives and cultures

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Cumulative listing through the repetition of “and”

“The dark sticky earth was covered in wrappers and plastic bags and squashed hot chip buckets.”

Establishing

A contrast between the urban and wild natural environments, giving insight into human behaviour and motivations

Comparison

“You’re so much like your mum.”

Embodies

Harry’s characterisation embodies a simpler time of innocence before the trauma of death and tragedy changed the shape of the family.

inviting the responder to see the world differently and reflect personally

Contrast

“No matter how Miles positioned the boat, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t keep a clear fix” … “Miles...watched Martin work. He watched his hand - so quick and careful...his hands never stopped moving. The tool never slipped, his hands never hesitated”

Establishes

The juxtaposition between Miles’s wrestle to grow up and support the family business is juxtaposed with Martin's maturity and ability to cope with the hard work

Texts may give insight into the anomalies, paradoxes and inconsistencies in human behaviour and motivations.

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Human emotions associated with life experiences

Foreshadows

The isolation of the boys and their disconnection to the living as they grieve for the lost

Inviting the responder to reflect personally

Character archetype - mentor

“Mr Roberts had probably seen Dad storm off, and he knew Dad and what he was like” “Mr Roberts laughed and Miles smiled smiled too”

Illuminating

The importance of connections as mentors, friends and support systems

Students deepen their understanding of how texts represent individual and collective human experiences.

Revelation through anaphora of “know”

“I know what happened to Mum… I know she crashed the car on purpose. I know she wanted to die.”

Challenging

Miles realises the painful paradox of the human experience

Invites the responder to see the world differently

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Anaphora

“Sometimes I don’t remember… sometimes I can’t remember Mum.”

Revealing

Struggle to cope with grief and the absence of memory

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Truncated sentences and pathetic fallacy

“A house. A farm. A family. A home. Hemmed in by… a big cold sky.”

Establishing

An isolated atmosphere and revealing the importance of a home needing to be a place of comfort and safety.

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Pathetic fallacy

“The dark blue that comes just before the dawn”

Foreshadowing

Hope and change

Representing individual human experiences

“The bay was calm now, still, and it was hard to believe that the swell had ever been so big, that there had ever been a storm” … “The whole coastline had been changed”

Establishing

Although a painful experience, the death of Harry leads the Dad to disappear. Represents the calm that Joe and Miles now feel in their freedom.

Students deepen their understanding of how texts represent individual and collective human experiences.

“Out past the shallows, past the sandy-bottomed bays…”

Conveying

Representing how challenges are a part of life and can lead

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Foreshadowing

Grandad’s death

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Pathetic fallacy 239 Contrast

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Cyclical narrative

The importance of storytelling as a way of consolidating memories of particular lives and cultures Text gives insight into paradoxes and inconsistencies

Students deepen their understanding of how

us to new decisions that bring hope and positive change

texts represent individual and collective human experiences....