It is summer, early afternoon and the first wisps of cloud flutter overhead gliding in on the afternoon sea breeze. The sun glows bright up high above, looking down at the vast luscious green bush sprawling out below. It can see the thin blue line winding its way through the bush. The towering trees soar […]
In the novel, “The Book Thief”, Markus Zusak uses elements of Magical realism to challenge and manipulate the reader’s preconceptions of Nazi Germany during WW2. it also shows the reader how the power of words can lead and control ordinary people just like you and I. Zusak shows this deception throughout the novel, by incorporating […]
Hello and welcome to your personal online journal. This platform has been created to enhance and enrich your learning at Mount Aspiring College. Its purpose is to provide you with an audience for your work (or work-in-progress) and you have the choice (by altering the ‘visibility’ of your posts) of whether your work on here […]