Tomorrow, when the war began essay plan - cont.

We are continuing with essay planning in English at the moment. Today, we looked at breaking down a question and planning our essay. The question for today was to Describe an incident which changes the course of events in the text. Explain how this helped you to understand an important idea in the text.

The incident of the group blowing up the bridge helped me to understand the idea of rebellion against old values/what they were raised to believe as it showcases the group going against what they believe in small ways. It helps me understand that the way you were raised and how you act can change depending on the situation. We see this in the text when Fi, who we know as someone who is proper, well-off, rule follower, asks Ellie "Can I do it? I've always wanted to break a window.". Although this doesn't seem like something huge, for Fi's character it shows her going against how she was brought up.

The incident of the group blowing up the bridge also helps us understand this idea of rebelling against old beliefs because the group decides to break into a oil trucking company. This is shown again through Fi and how this is her rebelling against what she was brought up to know. We see this again when, at the end of the scene where her and Ellie begin doing wheelies on the dirt bikes. This is the last thing we would expect from someone such as shy, conservative Fi to begin "wild war whoops" while they rode away. This helps us understand that the way someone is raised can be different to who they really are.