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SETTING

CH 1 Kerry -In this chapter we are introduced to the Matt family. -3 kids, Sarah 19, Carl 15 and Harley 9~ mother is Kerry. -She been married 3 times and each child has a different father. -Kerry would disappear sometimes for days on end, the kids called it Mums holiday. -Sarah looked after her 2 younger brothers and worked in a travel agency CH 2- Sarah Kerry gone for 2 months. -Sarah is selling all the furniture in the house. - Carl knows something is wrong when Sarah announces that she is going overseas for a holiday -Staying with Beryl. Beryl lives at the beach so Harley loves the idea. -Sarah said its only for a few weeks. I will put them on a bus whether your there to mee t them or not. -Sarah packs their clothes and puts them on the bus. She gives Carl a large sum of money. -Near Christmas~ season of joy and giving but they are going away -forgotten veggie patch-un nurtured dreams and aspirations -going on bus~ start a journey -Sarah sitting on bench defeated relief -going away from home~ venture into the unknown From the road he could seehopeful weeks pg8 Two hundred kms away, aunt Beryl made her reply pg11 She had hopped onto a benchabout to be sick pg13 CH 3- Aunt Beryl -On a highway~ new straight Journey -Pine Plantations~ trying to grow but being cut down by duty -old bus~ world weariness -Saw the ocean- open and new -House was nice looking on outside, Inside was dirty and messy~ appearance doent matter -Hot weather ~hard to adapt The highway was new and straight through the pine plantations pg15 He stepped into the general store pg17 Carl saw the eucalyptus pg16 he waded throughfound the house pg17 the house was low setthree years before pg18 he looked aroundtake stock pg19-20 CH 4- Wattle Beach -hot weather~ hard to adapt, the first steps -one whole day of wattle beach spent~ loneliness and isolation -Busy road and town~ longing companions -beached crowded~ being attracted to the lonely girl the heat drovewattle beach pg22 at eight thirtyunder tarpaulins pg22 CH5- Harley -Carl suffers from his sunburn and cant take his mind off the girl. -Monday night all you can eat- Aunt Beryl cant control money -The next day he puts on sunscreen and goes looking for her. -Local policeman tells Carl that Harley has been stealing from a local shop. -They find him and Harley is given a warning. -He wants to know when his mum is coming back and starts crying. -policeman confronts her there and tells her about Harley. -Beryl takes it out on Carl~ so Carl gives her most of the money he got from Sarah uncomfortable night on the makeshift mattress pg26~Describes how Carl is feeling he stepped into the sunshinebefore a police car drew up pg27 Alone in the park, Carl wishes he was a concrete statue set there for the bird to sit on. No thoughts, no cares, no pain, just years of weathering in the sun and rain until there was nothing left pg29 -

CH6- the Caf

-Nugents store- has many places where people cant see you steal ~has a bus stop outside, one outside Hendon ~carl goes there everyday ~also tries to stalk girl at beach -noon Friday -there is a caf, leaning against a wall- does some creepy staring -boys and girls are there Grimy outdoor caf on the corner of the main street metal chairs and wobbly tables, empty cans and ice cream wrappers belching from solitary rubbish bin. Laughter, coke, cigarette smoke twirling grey and dreamlike in search of a breeze. Pg33 CH7- Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year -Christmas time- New Years Eve -Carl following Harley late at night, making sure he doesnt wreak havoc -10pm rolls around -at beach- there is a bonfire ~ Bonfire and surf club symbolises where humanity and the rest of the world is. The fact that carl decides to stay on the run or at least not connected to the bonfire and the surf clubshow that he thinks he isnt part of the world and is all alone. ~there is lots of music ~bright (surf club) ~Carl goes to surf club, because he thinks Harley is good beside the bonfire ~surf club has STEPS -Carl listens to conversations happening at surf club~ girl is drunk -Carl helps girl home~ her name was Maddie (the one he stalked at the beach) and her friend was Justine -they take Maddie to Justines house and Carl has a little perv~ her home has a bathroom -Carl goes back to bonfire to do some brooding steams of spark rose into the darkness above the vivid glow, as a dozen silhouettes tinged with devil crimson fed the blaze with driftwood and dry brush from the duns. Pg39 music thumped the air above the beach and the surf club shone brighter than the lighthouse three kilometres away around the crescent of the beach. He walked through the sand until he stood below it, Drawn to this singeing flame as irresistibly as Harley was drawn to the real fire to the beach Pg39~ Symbolises how he is attracted to where everyone is how he wants to be part if the crown and not an outsider Carl walked down to the waters edge then along past the rocks until the light and sound of the surf club has receded. With the beach to himself, it was safe to dream. Pg43~ can be seen has how he hides his true self form everyone around him put up all these walls an only when he is a lone he come out of his shell-shows he is introverted the moon found a small break in the clouds, shedding light like rain, enough for him to see his hand, his arms, his legs, even his feel disappearing into the water. Pg43 He thought briefly of escape, of getting away. It didnt matter where so long as he was free and the name Carl Matt didnt seem to mean what it meant in this town. Pg43 - He is so desperate to be part of the crowd he doesnt want to be seen differently, so desperate that he already had thoughts of leaving. He walked back to the bonfire area and sat on the cool sand beside his brother until midnight, when voices cheered, car horns blared and the new year began.Pg43 CH8- Birds of Prey -Carl did not swim much; he was ashamed of how he looked. -4 wheel drive vehicles used the beach. -A land cruiser got stuck in the sand and Carl along with some others pushed it out. -Bruce turns up in his tow truck and gets angry with Carl for helping the guy out. -He said youre taking the food out of my mouth. -Bruce gives him a lift and they pass the caf. -They wait for beryl and Bruce shows him pictures of the vehicles he has rescued from the rocks. -Everyone seems to know the story about Maddie throwing up. -Bruce says her surname is Duncan and they live at Wisemans Cove. -He calls her father a mongrel. -Bruce tells him to find another girl because she is Nathans girlfriend. CH9 -Holidays End -Carl knew it was coming. -Beryl had had enough of them. -In mid-January she told the boys they were going home at the end of the month. -Harley asked if Sarah was home. -Beryl said it did not matter you two can look after yourselves she has to back soon. -Carl finally tells Beryl that he thinks Sarah expected her to take care of them -that she wont be back for a long time. -Beryl rings and finds out there are new tenants in their house.

-Beryl now knows that the boys have been dumped on her. -She throws the boys out. -She takes them back in the morning. -Carl figures out that she only took them back because of the social security money. -Beryl has been getting Kerrys cheques Chapter 10: Birthday -The chapter starts off at the bus stop for Carls school bus in the morning before school. He watches Maddie as she moves through the crowd of other kids. -On the bus, he sits at the front of the bus with the Year Eights, loners and eccentrics. Maddie sits at the back with Nathan Trelfo. -After school, Carl walks to Beryls house. -On the way there, he drops into Nugents store to buy ingredients for his birthday dinner. -In the evening, Carl, Harley and Aunt Beryl eat pasta that was made by Carl to celebrate his birthday. ~Symbolism: The bus symbolizes the social standing of students in the school. The loners like Carl sit at the front of the bus and the popular kids sit at the back. ~Quote: On the bus, where you sat was a measure of your social standing. (page 58)

CH11- Joy-The chapter starts in Aunt Beryls house. Here they find out the child support money she was getting for
Carl and Harley was being cut. -Carl goes to Nugents store and asks for a job. Nugent refuses. -He goes to the bowls club and asks the groundsman if he can take his place for three weeks. He is accepted. -After these three weeks, he searches for another job in Main Street. -He asks all the stores but nothing comes up. -He visits the news agency to see if any jobs are available there. He looks at the magazines on the shelf and sees his sister Sarah on the front cover of a glamour magazine. -Carl is shocked, ashamed and hurt and storms out of the store. -He bumps into a bucket of nails and they scatter all over the ground in front of the news agency. -Here he meets Joy and is offered a one day building job at her house in Wisemans Cove. He accepts. ~Symbolism: Joy is a symbol of hope and new beginnings by helping Carl find a job, letting Harley live with her and repairing the Ospreys wings. ~Quote: Shame followed him like a can tied to a dogs tail. (page 67)

CH 12 Wisemans Cove -First time on land rover ~new experience -The land over kind of like Joy~ 'It Ticked over with a confident, no-nonsense shudder' pg70 -first time sees barge/ bridge~ can symbolise new hope or bridge to a happier place -'the second barge was a faded red, streaks of rust bleeding from wounds high on the hull' pg71 -'the giant lips lowered, inviting traffic into their bellies' pg71 -first meeting with Duncan on wheel house. -air is fresh~ cam symbolise something new refreshing -'the freshening breeze' pg73 -'loosening his hair in the salty wind enjoying its strength' pg73 -Joy lives beyond the national park -'onto a dirt track. After a stand of paperbacks.....her and there with purple bougainvillea flowers' pg74 CH 13 Skip Duncan -back to barge~ can symbolise going back to unhappiness - sees how hard job is with one person~ gets idea of working on barge - finds out why people don't like Matt~ especially skip because of the incident -'he stumbled away toward the land rover which shielded him from view' pg81~ can be seen as how he acts to hide from other people - loses hope but joy goes back and agues with skip~ Carl gets the job

CH14- The Barge -Carls first day at the barge arrives early excited/anticipant -carl brings in lots of much needed money for the barge starting to belong -The barge is busy but is still beaten by Wattle Lady -Bought the hat a sort of uniform contributing to Carls feeling of belonging. when they returned to the Wattle Beach ramp, the drawbridge of the yellow barge yawned like a mythical beast awakened my its slumber. The waiting cars poured onto it. Only when wattle lady and had sailed away toward Wisemans Cove did cars begin to trickle again onto the red barge.pg87 Carl enjoyed the work. After the four wheel drives and occasional modified tourist bus has been positioned aboard and the fares where safely in his pouch he would mount the ladder to watch the surge of the blue

green water and cool himself in the lively breeze Pg87- he liked it because he was finally part of something made him feel more secure. Carl trailed in the wake and the engine surged and the drawbridge began to rise. Pg90
CH 16 The Curse of the Matts - each day carl is on the barge - Wednesday - Harley's school - Room next to Principal's office - thin walls - angry voices next door - small room - trapped feeling - Principal's office "No one said anything to Carl except to direct him to a room next to the Principal's office." pg 102 "In the Principal's office the story emerged." pg 104 CH 17 A Piece of Cake - Aunt Beryl's house - empty - abandoned - Barge with Harley - Afternoon - warm weather "'You'll have to come up to the barge with me.'" pg106 "It was late afternoon before Carl saw his brother again, just in time for the last run back to Wattle Beach" pg 108 CH18-Dreams of Escape -Chained bike ~no freedom -Home ~a Safe Haven -The dirty bedroom~ all let out, nothing hidden, isolation -Wattle beach causing changes in Harley. When Carl left the housesupporting the patio. Pg. 110-111 He took a stepinto the street. Pg. 111 Was thee some demonspent in Wattle Beach. Pg. 115 CH19- Chains -Stay around the house~ loss of freedom and defeat -Carl went away~ Hope and distancing himself -Beryl at Bowls Club~ separation -Harley chained in lounge room~ symbolises h w Carl fell chained to his responsibilities and duty the housesupporting the patio. Pg. 110-111 He took a stepinto the street. Pg. 111 Was thee some demonspent in Wattle Beach. Pg. 115 CH 20 good Friday Set in/on: -Good Friday (the Friday before Easter) -aunt beryls house -Skips barge -Joy and skips house -Ospreys cage -Carl does not want to leave Harley with Beryl ~takes him with him to see skip. -Skip says I need you to work today as it is busygood Friday -Skip takes both boys over to the island to stay with Joy for the day. -Carl hopes Maddie is there shes staying with her sister. -Justine is there and has a baby possum -The osprey is recovering well -Harley really happy around Joy. sharp suspicious eyes which fixed themselves on Carl. The proud head jerking slightly ever y few moments, tracking his movements as he examined it from different angles. pg130 one wing stretched wide, startling Carl with its power, then as quickly folded back into place against its body. The damaged wing had moved only slightly, inhibited by pain. It was enough to let him glimpse the bird strength which would remain caged for a while yet. He hoped joy would keep her word and take him with her the day this magnificent creature too to its wings. Pg130 ~ Can represent the hidden strength that is hidden within Carl, a kind of strength that he isnt aware of himself.

CH 21 Justine Set in: -Joys house -object symbol -Harleys bike Freedom -osprey healing -Harley is baking another cake with Joy -Carl goes into the lounge room and starts talking with Justine. -She tells him he should talk with Maddie and not be shy. -All boys just see her good looks but Justine says she loves to talk +Carl should just go for it. -Carl learns that Maddie had a brother who died quite young. -Justine thinks that her parents were hoping for a boy to replace him when Maddie was born. Now he mounted the three steps to a second doorway. The insistent drone of an electric mixer greeted him. It was an old Mixmaster, twin beaters, white casing with a large black knob at the end to control the speed. Pg131 CH 22 In the Kitchen -Set in Joys Kitchen -After Carl was talking to Justine -5 Months after Kerrys disappearance -Harley drops the mixing bowl and loses his temper swearing and everything. -Carl gets between him and Joy trying to protect Harley. -Joy is very upset by this and cant believe that Carl would ever think she could hurt Harley. -Things calm down and Harley and Joy hug and make another cake. -Joy finds out how long Kerry has been gone -thinks they should go to the police as she is a missing person. -tells boys how much they mean to her and what a great help Carl has been. -They might even be able to save the business. Carl hurried along the hall, brushing his shoulder against the wall and almost bringing down the water colour pg137 CH 23 Rest Day -Were talking in the car -It was Easter long weekend -Carl then works at the barge -Works on barge until afternoon -At dawn when Carl wakes up at joys house CH24- Near Pelican Reach -The chapter starts off with Carl talking to Beryl in her house about Harley staying with Joy. -At school, Harley becomes friends with Liam Wilson again. -Beryl kicks Harley out of the house for stealing $10 from her. -After he is kicked out, Harley goes to the barge to spend his time with Carl as he works. -Two days later, Harley goes on a boat with his friends near Pelican Reach after school and they capsize. -Liam Wilsons father comes to the barge and gives the news to Carl 3 hours after it happened. -On the barge, Carl asks Skip to help, but he doesnt. -Carl jogs off the barge onto the ramp where Mr Wilson was, and watches the drawbridge rise. Symbolism: The drawbridge closing could have symbolized his chance to save Harley was slowly slipping away. Quote: Immediately he heard the whine of the winches and stopped to watch the drawbridge rise. Was the best hope of finding Harley backing away as he watched? (page 155) CH25- Turn of the Tide -The chapter starts off with Carl jumps onto the barge as the drawbridge is rising. -On the barge, Carl convinces Skip to come and help him find Harley at Pelican Reach. -Carl and Skip search for Harley at pelican Reach as the sun sets in the sky. -As darkness draws closer, Carl and Skip find Harley and pull him into the dinghy. Symbolism: The sun setting was a symbol for the time slipping away dor the search for Harley. Quote: The sun was so low in the sky that it had turned the bay into a sheet of golden glass and it was impossible to make out details on the surface more than a few meters in front of them. (page 161) CH 28- Arrivals and departures -6:30am on Monday Harley is told he can live with Joy. -Packs immediately. ~At ramp waiting for barge, 20mins early -The next day is Tuesday, which is Anzac day. -They mention the osprey having its first flight on that day~ they planned it and set him up -ultimately decides to go CH29: The Champagne Pools -Next day after CH28 (Tuesday)

-At Wisemans Cove, where theyre going to go to celebrate Anzac Day or something. -Its a great day apparently, as the reader suggests: The Land rover followed the narrow trackeither side of Carls view through the windscreen. Pg181 -Not relevant to setting but Joy is shipping together Maddie and Carl. -They drive for 30 minutes~ They stop at a crosspiece which reads Champagne Pools in yellow paint. -The Champagne Pools-near the beach ~shallow stretch of water shaped like a large backyard swimming pool. Pg183 -it has bubbles Justine tells Carl that Maddie is going to the city to live-T-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-title drop pg185 -Maddie admits to Carl that he is like family to her, and kisses him on the cheek. -She also thanks him for that night on New Years Eve CH 30 The osprey -In land rover -End of April, Saturday morning -at a party on Friday night -Maddie is cool with moving to the city and tells Carl she is finished with Nathan. -Carl tells Maddie that he and Skip are going to save the barge. -Maddie realizes just how much skip loves the barge and says he turned up just in time. -Joy found a spot to release the osprey, she allowed Carl to use his arm to launch the bird. -It was a magic moment for them all especially Carl. CH 32 The Last Wedge -Charm bracelet given as a sign of friendship/love sometimes charms represent memories? -Justines house Pizza party -Carl and Justine start getting closer CH 33 Flashes -Midnight In town walking towards Beryls house -Autumn breezeJustine walks Carl home after the party. -She says that she sees flashes of his real self as though he is only alive sometimes. -They are holding hands and talking of Carls mum Kerry. -He finds out that the Duncans wanted him to stay at Wisemans cove with Harley.

CH 36 Drifting with the Tide -The rinsing machine had an immediate impact and business dropped, wattle lady was now getting most of the business again. 2 strangers go over to the island. No fishing gear. -Skips barge slips its moorings. Carl thinks it was deliberate. Justine confronts Carl and wants to know why he has not retuned her calls. -mid week was like first days for Carl -'Rain squalls raked the barge, making him wetter than usual and sending him to the wheelhouse to seek refuge' pg249 can describe how Carl was feeling 'agony for Carl, pressed by his need to work, but too little to do' -suspicious men he watched the men from above, hoping they would pull back the tarpaulin and let him survey the secrets beneath.'pg249~could symbolise his life and all the secrets he wants to uncover -Sunday morning the barge didn't appear~shot off~ can be seen as hope slipping -'Passengers deserting them, unforeseen expenses and nothing in reserve.the world was falling apart, crumbling a little more each day and there was nothing he could do about it'~ describing how Carl felt -keeps thinking about what Beryl said as watching Harley wait near they land rover after school 'she's got her son back now' pg252 -Carl refuses to listen to Justine and~ 'She stormed off then leaving Carl huge and wretched in the darkness' pg253 ~ describes how Carl is losing more hope going back to being a shell CH37- A Shooting War -Someone shoots out the windows on the wattle lady, -Skip is blamed. -Carl finds the 2 strangers talking to Skip -Skip tells him that it is all over and they are selling the barge. -Carl is devastated the barge~ has become his life. -Joy tells him that all will be explained in a few days. The glass on the wind screen was shattered, with huge angular shapes missing altogether. He moved along the ramp and saw the side windows had suffered the same fate,pg255 ~ can also symbolise how he is feeling his world his slowly shattering as the business on the red barge is slowly going t vanish and disappear. When you took Harley I thought you really cared. Not just for him. For me too. I trusted you. Pg261 ~ he feels betrayed

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