Taronga by Zara MADAKKATEL

Sentence, Phrase and Word

zaramadakkatel — 2024-10-16 04:34:50 UTC

Sentence:

"It had been no idle threat, but a solemn promise"

I chose this sentence because it show that the main character of the book never would've threatened someone intentionally, he is soft towards people and pure hearted.
Phrase:
"'I'm never going to call again'"
I chose this phrase because this highlights how the character does not want to harm other organisms even if he was to try to survive by himself and not live with people who want to harm. Showing his dedication and persistence.
Word
"undecided"
I chose this phrase because it links to the character. Most of his thoughts are on whether he should do certain things. Showing that his life isn't thought-out and he's a person that goes with the flow

Week 2 questions

zaramadakkatel — 2024-10-23 00:00:45 UTC

How does the author describe the setting or world in which the story takes place?

Throughout the book the author has described through the people that are left. Most of them seem to be aggressive and defensive showing that the world has changed a lot to defend things that will help them survive. Showing that this is a world where they have to defend for their life. As well as the descriptions we get when ben is crossing states to Sydney describing the run down cities and more.

Week 5-6

zaramadakkatel — 2024-11-22 03:13:07 UTC

How did the book make you feel?

To more of the end of the book i feel hooked on compared to the start, I wanted to know what was going to happen. I also felt annoyed at the main character Ben in a lot of circumstances because he was being a hypocrite going against his values.

If you could ask the author one question what would it be?

My question would be what inspired you to set most of the book inside of a zoo called Taronga? out of all places why a zoo?

Same and Different

zaramadakkatel — 2024-11-29 02:02:51 UTC

Same-

1) We are both Australian and also travelled around Australia, throughout the book he is known to change his setting in order to seek safety. I also have travelled for safety before.

2) We are hard working and determined, throughout the book we find his being persistent and always working towards his goals, I feel like I can resonate with that personally too.

Different-

1) Hes a hypocrite, he says he will never do something again like killing animals, and even says to not do it to other people, but he continues doing it throughout the book. I will not do this because I stick to my words.

2) He has lived in the outback and experienced life threatening and knows way to survive in the outback on the other had I have no idea how to d any of this

How has the main character changed or evolved throughout the book?

zaramadakkatel — 2024-11-29 02:04:45 UTC

From what we have seen from the whole book how Ben has changed. From a person at the start of the book who was a hypocrite he is now more understanding and stands up for himself and other more like more courage. This is shown when he stands up for Ellie even if Infront of a really big strong old man.