https://padlet.com/aevans59/b9x8e2oxpi03 Pages 45 - 46 en-us 2018-03-13 12:05:36 UTC 2018-03-25 09:09:26 UTC hello@padlet.com aevans59 https://padlet.com/aevans59/b9x8e2oxpi03/wish/245776424 This chapter is written from Isla's perspective and she describes how she and her brother ring their father from a phone box in the town. The chapter describes the strained relationship between the children and their father as well as the feelings of hurt and disconnection that they are struggling to deal with. ]]> 2018-03-24 23:24:28 UTC https://padlet.com/aevans59/b9x8e2oxpi03/wish/245776424 aevans59 https://padlet.com/aevans59/b9x8e2oxpi03/wish/245776432 This chapter focuses on Isla and her brother. It reveals the feelings they have towards their father and how the two children view the situation. They both feel somewhat apprehensive about calling their father and Isla takes on the 'big sister' role by starting the conversation and then handing the phone to her brother. She is seen as protective and caring towards her brother. The chapter also reveals information about the character of the dad - he seems willing to connect with his children but there is a distance/coldness between them. ]]> 2018-03-24 23:24:36 UTC https://padlet.com/aevans59/b9x8e2oxpi03/wish/245776432 aevans59 https://padlet.com/aevans59/b9x8e2oxpi03/wish/245776433 The setting of this chapter is around the streets of Hobart, specifically Mona Street and Francis Street. The main action occurs in a small phone box that rarely gets used. ]]> 2018-03-24 23:24:39 UTC https://padlet.com/aevans59/b9x8e2oxpi03/wish/245776433 aevans59 https://padlet.com/aevans59/b9x8e2oxpi03/wish/245776442 1) Repetition of the word 'time' to emphasise the children's feelings towards the phone call and how time would seem to go quickly and their dad would be gone in what seems like an instant. 

2) Metaphor of 'Dad was gone' - represents how he is no longer on the phone but also how he is gone from their lives. The children are disconnected from him literally and figuratively. ]]> 2018-03-24 23:24:49 UTC https://padlet.com/aevans59/b9x8e2oxpi03/wish/245776442 aevans59 https://padlet.com/aevans59/b9x8e2oxpi03/wish/245776456 1) Who do the children ring and where does that person live?

The children ring their father who resides in Victoria.

2) What is the children’s attitude to these phone calls.

Their attitude is emotionally mixed (ambivalent), as they do and do not necessarily enjoy the experience, “I was scared and maybe he [little brother, Peter] was too” is contrasted with “Time would go fast.” However, overall most of the description in the passage suggests that perhaps they found the phone call a draining experience. 

3) The final paragraph of the chapter ends with “Dad was gone” which literally indicates that the phone call is finished; however, what is Parrett metaphorically implying about the relationship?

The quotation may imply that something “big” or problematic has happened in the past, causing the family to separate and there is now virtually very little scope for reconciliation, “He was far away and we lived on an island now.” 

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