Tom Brennan Essays

‘The experience of moving into the world can have an impact on an individual’s attitudes and beliefs’ The experience of moving up the ladders and into the world can mentally challenge individuals and also their attitudes to the world and their beliefs. The Novel explores the aspects of growth, transition and change. The novel written […]

Through personal experiences, people are able to learn, grow or change as an individual. When an individual is faced with obstacles in their life, the most important thing is how they choose to respond. If they are able to face the obstacle and overcome it, then they will reap the rewards. Both the novel The […]

According to Jane Burke, The Story of Tom Brennan revolves around the transformation in Tom’s life after a tragic car crash. In this event, Daniel Brennan crashed his blue ford falcon into a tree, causing the deaths of two people and injuring another individual. As a result, Tom is overwhelmed with despair and anger as […]

Moving into society is a transitional phase, marked by new challenges, opportunities and relationships. Transitions in life can change an individual’s perception of the world and obstacles may arise which test individual’s strength. This is shown through analysis of the novel ‘The Story of Tom Brennan’ by J. C. Burke (2005) and the memoir “At […]

During this dark period Tom does not change, or mature. Tom’s Father orders Tom to make a change to his life and encourages him to take the path towards a positive future and to move on from the past into the future. Tom’s isolation from the world is captured negatively through the use of ersonification, […]