Josh

Tomorrow When the War Began

= Task 1: =


 * 1) In my opinion I would have inflicted damage on the enemies very slowly, one by one and at night. I would have taken turns of night shifts one person at a time and so everyone doesn’t doze off or fall asleep on day watch. Trying to rescue their families would have been close to impossible if they didn’t have guns. If they did have guns they would have a bit more of a chance, but they would still most likely have failed. Sitting tight could have got them killed because the soldiers might do a house search, and then they would get caught and possibly killed.
 * 2) I don’t think murder is wrong during war, because war is about taking over the opponent’s territory by killing them**.** Although I think killing innocent people is wrong, because they did nothing to harm anyone.

= Task 2: =

1. I think that everyone in the group showed a lot of leadership, courage and risk taking when there was very dangerous event. Homer shows quite a lot of courage. 2. Chris wasn’t that courageous but he helped the group with ideas, to keep them alive. He was a bit of a coward because he was used to being on his own, instead of being around other people who were more courageous.

= Task 3: = = = = =
 * 1) Ellie tried to write everything that she could, but it would be hard to remember everything that happened, although the reader still gets a fair view of the action. Ellie explains what motivates her when she is faced with danger. The readers understand Ellies actions with more understanding and acceptance. Ellie does narrate it well because when she worried about people I felt how Ellie felt.

=Task 4:=
 * 1) I think that Homer has gone through the most change, because at the start of the book he is quite mean and he doesn’t commit well towards the group. Although throughout the book he started to get nicer and nicer and then he ends up making a plan to save everyone, it worked quite well. Everyone would have probably died if homer stayed the same and didn’t think of the plan.
 * 2) Ellie shouldn’t have worried about the explosion she created, because she was fighting in an invasion and the acts that she did was smart. If she didn’t quickly think of the ideas, she would have got herself killed and many others. I think that Ellie was a smart person in the book.

=Task 5:=
 * 1) I think that the group would be safe in Hell, but the bad thing was that if they came back from their camping trip later then the group had planned they wouldn’t have known about the invasion. If they got chased they wouldn’t have had any guns or weapons except for a shovel or something that was around other people’s houses. If they found out that the invasion was happening and then went back to Hell they could of got scared to go back and ran out of food to survive and then they would of died anyway, If they went back and thought that no one had fed the dogs and their parents just went for a quick holiday for the amount of time the group went to hell for, they might have went down for a drive or something and found the big group of invaders.

=Task 6:=
 * 1) Because Ellie took them to the spot and if they got killed it would have been Ellies fault, and she would have felt really bad.

2. Ellie was scared like the rest of the group, so Kevin had to lightly pressure Ellie into the plan. Kevin made sure that Ellie wouldn’t come too late and let the soldiers find them and shoot them.

3. Because it may have saved them and if she didn’t do what she did she may have gotten everyone killed.

TWTWB Essay Tomorrow when the war began was written by John Marsden and is about our country getting evaded and the group of young people trying to save it. In order to save it they must show Loyalty, Courage and Goodness and use everything they know. It would be very different now because before the invasion they wouldn’t have had to worry or show Loyalty, Courage and Goodness and now they would have to take care of food and keep clean, because they might have relied on their parents to do all of that and they certainly can’t now. Loyalty is king like and never messes anything up. Courage is something that enables a person to face difficulty, danger and Pain etc. Goodness is the quality of being good. =Courage:= Courage makes you face difficulty, Danger, Pain and more. You don’t need as much courage in normal life, but in TWTWB they would need a lot of courage so they could fight without being afraid. They showed courage when they blew up the bridge, lawnmower and at the start when they found out they were getting invaded. =Loyalty:= Loyalty is faithfulness or a devotion to a person, country, group, or cause. In the normal life loyalty is needed a lot more than in the invasion because before the invasion they would have had to be loyal to their parents and other people like neighbours and friends.

=Goodness:= Goodness is the quality of being good. In the normal life Goodness is needed quite alot otherwise you would be a threat, in the life of the group in TWTWB they would of not needed it as much, if they had too much goodness they wouldn’t have done any of the events that they caused.

STORY **Eternally Numb by Bertram Christie ** They were dancing around me, dancing like giant flame men aggressively trying to engulf me in their heat. I didn’t know what you’re supposed to do in that situation. Do you run? Do you hide? Do you douse yourself in gasoline and just let the flames consume you? I don’t even know what made my legs move, all I knew was that I wasn’t choosing the third option.

I ran outside the house carrying Alfred, calling out to Imogen telling her to follow me. The house was about to crumble into nothing but a pile of dust. I kept on running, trying to calm down Alfred as giant, troubled tears streamed down his face. I remember looking at his face and seeing so clearly; the fear, the shock, the immense pain. As I reached the safe-house door, I glanced behind me and saw no Imogen. She had disappeared. I put Alfred down on the ground and ran back to the house to find her. All that was there was fire, and she had been killed. It sounds so cold and blunt as I write this down, but there is no nice way to explain death. I was absolutely numb with fear as I turned around to get Alfred, but then realised he too had disappeared. I looked up at the red, hot flames and thought the inevitable; he had been engulfed by the fire. I walked back to the safe-house, hoping that Imogen and Alfred would be inside waiting for me. But when I went in, there was no one. I waited there until the flames died down a little then I finally emerged, not quite sure what do with myself. I walked over to where my house had been and saw it, my family; just two limp, dead bodies. I ran over to them and collapsed, I could hear my heart beating through my chest and I wondered why, why didn’t I die? Why couldn’t it have been them looking over me, with their hearts beating? I cried until no more tears would come, and just sat with them. Then I heard something, a murmur. I looked down and saw that Imogen was still just alive, and was squeezing Alfred’s hand. I realised then that his heart was still beating too; I could hear it as I bent over his chest. But it was way too late for them… I had no other option. I went to the safe-house and grabbed the rifle. Walking back to the house I didn’t stop once to assess the situation. I just went on and acted on whatever thought I had in my mind. When I reached Imogen and Alfred, I kissed them both and told them not to be afraid. I whispered my love to them and then, without another thought, grabbed the rifle and aimed. Bang, Bang.