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Some time after, Will has developed a routine of taking Ali and Will out for the afternoon showing a caring side that was previously non-existent.

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Marcus goes back with his dad. He explains to his dad that family is not just flesh and blood, but in fact all those around you who can support and care.

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Will, Fiona and Ellie’s mum (Katrina) go to the police station. On the way they form a strange bond and Will starts to feel like he is part of their family (becomes attached).

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Marcus and Ellie’s train journey- Ellie is upset as Kurt Cobain  has killed himself. She gets drunk and ends up leaving the train to Cambridge and smashing a shop window with a cardboard cut-out of Kurt Cobain in as she believes the shop is trying to exploit (make money) from his untimely death.

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Will goes to meet Fiona, expecting Rachel to join him for moral support. Rachel does not turn up and Will is left to speak to Fiona alone.

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Marcus’s dad has an accident and asks Marcus to come and see him in Cambridge. Marcus initially refuses (seeming more like a typical teenager than ever before) but then changes his mind. He asks Ellie to go with him .

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Will has a crisis of conscience and feels guilty (changing again). He wants to help Fiona but feels he is not the right sort of person to do so. Rachel advises him and says she will come along and meet Fiona to help him.

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A few months pass and Fiona’s depression returns (crying regularly again).

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Will feels sympathy for Marcus and Will’s fatherly side begins to show- we see another change in Will starting to care for others more. He begins to learn about himself after speaking with Rachel. He tells her the truth about his relationship with Marcus.

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The scene of Rachel’s son Ali threatening Marcus, Marcus leaving and then being pursued by Will and brought back where Ali apologises. Later on Marcus really begins to fall for Ellie.

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Will asks Marcus to pretend to be his son and accompany him to Rachel’s to meet her son. Marcus is confused by the whole idea and, after agreeing to go, ends up leaving almost immediately.

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Marcus sees Ellie and her mum at New Year’s Eve party at Suzie’s.

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Will falls in love with Rachel when they meet at a New Year's Eve Party.

He allows her to believe he has a son was he thinks it might make him more interesting.

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Christmas lunch & will feels uncomfortable that susie is there

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Will ends up accepting an invite to Fiona’s Christmas dinner.

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Marcus sees Ellie again and she begins to accept him. Bond begins between them.

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Markus visits will again. Will discovers that Markus keeps truanting school.

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Markus keeps on visiting Will. Markus meets ellie.

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Fiona agrees to speak to will about markus' need for a father figure. It is agreed that markus will no longer see Will.

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Fiona finds out Markus and Will are spending time together, will's lies about ned are revealed and she confronts him.

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Will is uncomfortable dealing with Markus' issues.

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Markus returns to will's flat become more frequent. Will tries to resist at first.

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Will's Chapter. Will decides Fiona is not his type. Marcus then visits Will, discovering Will lied about Ned, Marcus tries to Blackmail Will into going out with Fiona. Will refuses but Marcus promises to Return.

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Markus' Chapter. Planet Hollywood then Will’s posh restaurant.

Markus is desperate for his mum and Will to get together as he sees it as a way of saving his mum.

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WIll's Chapter. Will’s lifestyle is explored further. Suzie phones Will and he offers to help out. The get-together is arranged between Will and Marcus. Marcus begins his plot to get his mum hooked up with Will,as he believes a relationship will end the worries about further suicide attempts.

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Markus' Chapter. Marcus finds the suicide note.

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Markus' chapter. The dead duck incident and Fiona’s attempted suicide.

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Will's chapter. Will is asked to drive Markus and Megan to the Hospital. A lot of time is spent in the waiting room. Will leaves. Key quotes: 'It had all been very interesting, but he would'nt want to do it every night'. -> Will can get bored easily. Themes: 1) Suicide 2) Selfishness 3) Markus' Fate

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Will's chapter. Will and Marcus meet on the SPAT picnic & Will tries to be cool but Marcus figures him out immediately.

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Markus' mumis now better 'things carried on as normal' Markus has a 'new' relationship.

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Will tries to convince himself that he is a 'single father' and that 'i have a two-yearl old boy'.; He couldnt force himself to belive it.

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Markus' mum is crying. Markus goes to school and his friends agnowlage him and they ask him to leave eachother alone.

Markus has a bad time at school and at home because he is being bullied and then his mum is crying when he gets home.

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William Quotations.

Egotistical: "a lot of ego massage" (24)

Optimistic: "he was sure it would work out"

Unsure: "He had never before watched a woman cry without felling responsible"

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Markus enjoy's Maths & Good at it.

Hates his english teacher, she wants her class to like her but he uses markus to get a laugh out of other students.

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We are first introduced to Will Freeman, who is extreemly vain. Contrast between Chapters 1&2. Negative in Chapter 1 and Will says he completed a Questionaire in a Magazine which said he is 'cool' and 'sub-zero'.

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Blames Deppresion, Cry himself to sleep, curl up in a ball, blames himself, angry and keeps it so himself.

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Starts with a negative opening: 'Have you split up now?'

They order pizza and have a conversation of who should eat 'Rogers' pizza as he has just left. Ordering pizza shows that the style of eating in that era as it shows that fast food is becoming more popular.

Markus cannot understand the world properly and the book hints that he litearly says things how they are and maybe artistic. Markus is very optimistic.

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Fast Food was becoming Popular.

Nelson Mandela elected president.

1990 Gulf War

Brick (Mobile) Phone

Computers

Diana Death

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Shows an intrest in his mothers relationships and is intreeged to see if she has broken up with 'Roger'. This could show that Markus cares about his Mum.

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Every ODD chapter is narrated in 3rd person narrator who adopts Markus' style of writing.

Every EVEN chapter is narrated in 3rd person by another narrator who adopts Will's style of writing.

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Will has no Job. He Lives off of royalties from a song his dad wrote. Seen as Vain

He Lies about being a single father to go to meetings and meet new women.

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Click below to watch the About a Boy trailer.

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2002 PG-13 102 minutes Will Lightman (Hugh Grant) is a rich, hip, irresponsible Londoner who, in search of available women, invents an imaginary son and starts attending single-parent meetings -- confident in both parties' inability to make a commitment.

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A Prezi Presentation made by Miss Reeves.

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About a Boy Starter: Using these images and listening to the music, create a contextual graffiti wall with your thoughts and associations of the era. Learning Objective: To show an understanding of the context of 'About a Boy'. All: Will be able to identify the features of mid-1990s culture.

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Isolation

Bullying

Social Status

Relationships

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English