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Walking The Boundaries Analysis

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English essay The story Walking The Boundaries written by Jackie French starts as Martin, a young boy going to his grandfathers house. Martin comes to walk the boundaries of the farm that has been in his family for generations. It sounds easy especially because he’ll own the land when he gets back. Along martins journey he meets two characters from past generations, Meg and Wulamudulla. Jackie French uses a high level of language throughout the novel to go from past to present and create a clear image in the readers mind of the characters and what time was like decades ago. The author, French uses certain language techniques such as a clear plot, character contrasts and figurative language to help to tell the story of Martins journey and how he gains an appreciation of …show more content…

This figurative text allows the reader to imagine the sounds, sights and smells that Martin is experiencing on his journey. Walking The Boundaries written by Jackie French is a story of courage, adventure and time travel. The author uses certain language techniques such as a clear plot, character contrasts and figurative language to help to tell the story of Martins journey and how by charter fourteen Martins perspective of his grandfathers farm has changed drastically. As at start of the novel he just want to walk the boundaries of the farm and then sell it off and take the money. By the end of the novel however Martin is very appreciative of the farm and its past that he decides to become the “caretaker” of the

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