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The Island By John Heffernan and Peter Sheehan

The Island By John Heffernan and Peter Sheehan. Jess & Sheona. Description of the text. T here was an unhappy tribe who lived on an island Urchin was a boy who was different to everyone else. He had a connection with the and and the sea.

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The Island By John Heffernan and Peter Sheehan

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  1. The Island By John Heffernan and Peter Sheehan Jess & Sheona

  2. Description of the text • There was an unhappy tribe who lived on an island • Urchin was a boy who was different to everyone else. He had a connection with the and and the sea. • The creature brought happiness to the sad island. The boy had an instant connection with the creature. • Eventually the tribe grew attached to the creature and decided to capture it and preserve their happiness. However the boy didn’t participate in doing so. • Urchin and the creature escaped the island and lives happily together.

  3. Main idea of the text • Abuse of power within the tribe to try and keep the creature and controlled where it stayed. • They were trying to force happiness. • Courage came from the boy; Urchin, who brought happiness to the creature and for himself. • Escaping the creature from the island and sailing away.

  4. How is this idea presented? • Techniques Alliteration • “we must capture the creature and keep it forever”- their abuse of power Simile • “he knew that the life of the creature was trickling away like sand through his fingers.”- courage Visually • The page is black and white, loss of colour, Urchin is visually seen bigger in size, compared to the tribe. • Urchin rebels against the tribe, to do what’s right for the creature. • Contrast in colours, the tribe is black and white, the creature is colourful and vibrant.

  5. Connection to Shoe-horn Sonata • In comparison to the Shoehorn Sonata, happiness is brought to Bridie and Sheila through music and the caramel • Similar to The Island, which was the creature. • Abuse of power= how the Japs abused their power onto the women and how the tribe abuse their power to capture and control the creature. Act 1, Scene 4 ‘on the soundtrack we can still hear Lipstick Larry beating Bridie.’ • Shoehorn- the needle in Lipstick Larry’s pants. To an extent this brought Bridie and Sheila happiness.

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