Lockie Leonard, the novel written by Tim Winton, is a false representation of the way teenagers act in today’s society. It is not a relatable book for young teenagers as the book claims that all teenagers would act the same way as Lockie. In the book it explains about a 12 year old boy has fallen in love. This book is trying to represent how all teenagers act and it is too predictable for it to be real as there are many surprises in life. This book should not be a recommendation for young people.
The plot and setting of the novel are highly relatable to teenagers as the setting of the school deals with real life situations. In the book Lockie’s mother talks to him about puberty and relationships this relates to teenagers as everyone has to go through it at some point in life. In the book it claims Lockie has fallen in love at 12 years of age this is completely inaccurate as he doesn’t know what real love is and she is just using him for sexual interactions. Lockie’s mother and father are supportive of his choices in life which most parents are, but not all kids have caring parents in their life.
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Puberty and relationships are shown incorrectly through the main characters as not every teenager falls in love at a young age and hits puberty at a young age. Lockie receives a book from his mother about puberty and what’s going to change in his life. There are things in the book that can relate to some people but not everyone, Lockie moved schools and on his first few days he was bullied by students and teachers, many people at one point in their life can relate to this because there are bullies in the real