Comparing characters chapter 10 and 11 : focus on protagonist Frankie and his friend Mickey. (Learning Resources)

Close All | Expand All

Edit

Delete - Last Modified By: JCA at 9/07/2014 12:42:55 AM

Character contrasts

Chapter 10

Frankie is more content that Mickey :

Evidence 1. ‘I loved the weekends on the Rocks….in the middle of the street’. P77

Evidence 2. ‘I want ya to cut me hair off…I’ve had enough, Frankie. I ain’t coppin’ it no more’. P79

Evidence 3. ‘Unlike Mickey I loved nothing more than going home… it was like I was entering some secret fortress’. P81

Key incident – bullying and brutality :

1. Read p. 83 – 85 What has Mickey’s father done to him?

2. Read p. 85 What does Mickey threaten to do?

3. Read p. 86 Why does the ‘gentleness’ in his father’s touch fill Frankie ‘with guilt’? What does Frankie’s father say about the ‘fairness’ of life? Do you agree that ‘there are some things in life ya can’t do nothin’ about?’

Key incident + Friendship and loyalty - mateship

Frankie takes food to Mickey and this comforts him to know that his good friend is there to help.

What does this demonstrate about the importance of friendship?

+Who does Frankie see at Mrs Donegan’s? Who is the ‘male visitor’ and why is this so important? Do you understand the term hypocrite? Who is the hypocrite at the end of Chapter 10?

Chapter 11 - summary

P 89 Mickey is scared.

P 90 How does Frankie comfort Mickey? Does this provide evidence of Frankie’s loyalty to his friend?

P 92 What embarrassing incident happens to Frankie regarding Sarah Hardy?

P 94 Who is actually interested in Frankie?

P 96 What has Rory Collins done to his wife? Why?

P 97 Even though Frankie feels he was useless to Mickey, why does Mickey say ‘I don’t know what I would a done without ya’. What exactly has Frankie done to help Mickey? Read the entire page.

THEMES - add ideas to themes introduced in an earlier learning bite.

For example :

FRIENDSHIP AND LOYALTY

BULLYING (Rory Collins, Mickey's father)

Edit

Delete - Last Modified By: JCA at 2/08/2014 3:21:09 PM

Character contrasts

Chapter 10

Frankie is more content that Mickey :

Evidence 1. ‘I loved the weekends on the Rocks….in the middle of the street’. P77

Evidence 2. ‘I want ya to cut me hair off…I’ve had enough, Frankie. I ain’t coppin’ it no more’. P79

Evidence 3. ‘Unlike Mickey I loved nothing more than going home… it was like I was entering some secret fortress’. P81

Key incident and theme – bullying and brutality :

1. Read p. 83 – 85 What has Mickey’s father done to him?

2. Read p. 85 What does Mickey threaten to do?

3. Read p. 86 Why does the ‘gentleness’ in his father’s touch fill Frankie ‘with guilt’? What does Frankie’s father say about the ‘fairness’ of life? Do you agree that ‘there are some things in life ya can’t do nothin’ about?’

Key incident and the themes of Friendship, Loyalty and Mateship.

1. Frankie takes food to Mickey and this comforts him to know that his good friend is there to help.

What does this demonstrate about the importance of friendship?

2. Who does Frankie see at Mrs Donegan’s? Who is the ‘male visitor’ and why is this so important? Do you understand the term hypocrite? Who is the hypocrite at the end of Chapter 10?

Important - what Frankie sees will be used for the creative writing exercise in the NEXT learning bite.

Chapter 11

P 89 Mickey is scared. Why?