THEMES - Exploring Transitions individual Growth Individual growth is about facing chelisngss, confronting fears and above all rsalising that growing up |s@ transformative process, ‘As a character Tom shows that he Is 2 ssnslive, responsible young man who fests concsm for others. tn the novel Tom must face meny challenges, At first he feels in some way responsible for the accident and he has to come to tems with what happened and lis tragic consequences (shown through the use of flashbacks). The fleshbacks show sn ordinary femily which make them even mors powerful. As the novel progresses, the flashbacks bacome less frequent. The responder can ee thet ‘Tom is living in and enjoying the present while leting go of the past. Ha is in the procass of {ranslioning from adolescence to adutthood, Tom is able to overcome the past and ils consequences through his strength of charactor. Tom overcomes his difieuty of playing rugby without Danial and Finn, He perseveres end discovers that rugby provides him with new iisnds, freedom and success, Which techniques could you use when writing @ paragraph about individual grown? Page [Tecnnique [Example Efe 'B.277 | Moi of hills | "Proved ib us | Symbalises Tons growth, The mountains you can already | symbolise the hardships Tom has faced. This is en ‘amb image the responder can relate to. 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A significant change can be a transformative experience. Whon Tom first moves to Coghill he isin a dark place with no hope for the future. He hides away in his ‘cave’. He feels comfort in his Isoletion. This 1S juxtaposed through flashbacks to Tom's past in Mumbill when he was popular and content. By rejecting change Tom remains stagnant, unable to move fonvard, when he does accapl the change we can see his transition towards a new identity. The use of frst person creates empathy for Tom {and we are drawn inlo his private thoughts. We share his feelings of dark depression and his, enlightenment as he discovers that lfe can be full of wonderful experiences, Which techniques could you use when wating a paragraph about change? 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