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Tomorrow When The War Began By John Marsden

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Young people have more potential than adults realise. Tomorrow When The War Began is a novel by John Marsden where a group of teenagers go camping in the bush. When they emerged, their town had been pillaged by war. An important character is Homer, he is a role model for teenagers because he proves he can survive and lead a group of friends, proving he has more potential than adults realise. At the start of the novel, Homer shows little potential to become a role model. Ellie describes the surroundings as they enter Hell. They all exit the “Landie” and stretch their legs except for Homer and Kevin who are throwing rocks off a cliff. “A few rocks were thrown; there was some wrestling; Homer nearly took the fast route to Hell. That's two things guys are addicted to, throwing rocks and wrestling, but I've noticed they don't seem to do either anymore. I wonder why?” From this quote, we can infer that Homer is a jokester who does not take situations seriously. “There's two things guys are …show more content…

The entire group are based at Corries, brainstorming about a plan to live in the bush. Suddenly, a helicopter flies above the house, startling the friends. “We ran for the window. ‘get away from the bloody windows’ Homer yelled, ‘then to me. We forgot to have sentry?’ He rattled out a string of orders. ‘Kevin, go to the sitting room; Fi, in the bathroom; Corrie, in your bedroom; Ellie, in the sunroom. Look carefully out the windows to see if anyone is coming by road or across the paddocks. Report to me in the office. I'll be getting the.22.” The metaphor “He rattled out a string of orders” means Homer quickly and decisively organised the group, possibly saving their lives. John Marsden included this moment because it was an inciting event for homers. During this time, Homer began to transform into a role model for young people because of the leadership and empathy he

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