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Im telling mummy He was abandoned by the person who was looking after him. She gets a fright when she thinks that Bobby is floating in the water: suddenly her attention was riveted to what looked like a body, for a split second she thought it was BobbyHe didnt want to go to the lighthouse, but Megan made him I dont want to go he said stamping his feet in temperMegan attempts to save her brother but is herself murdered: He put his hand over her nose and mouth and held it there for a considerable timeHe was promised an ice-cream, but he did not receive one: at first he believed this running beside her eagerly, but when they went on for a considerable length without any signs of an ice-cream van he began to lag behind Megan acts in both a mean and caring way towards her brother Bobby. This represents a realistic sibling relationship. Character Profiles Megan PointEvidenceExplanation Megan does think fondly of her brother despite her threats:Megan was glad to see him in a better mood. This shows that she cares about her brothers well being as she is pleased to see that he is happy.I hope a monster doesnt get you 0Megan gets frustrated with her brother at times:She felt like strangling him I dont want to see you again.This is a nasty thing for Megan to say to her brother. It is also an ironic statement as in fact she does not see him again due to her murder at the end. Panic swept over her. What if something terrible happened to him?Personification effect?Megan shows her regret and desperation to save Bobby when she runs back from the lighthouse. Without another thought for the lighthouse or anything but Bobby, she began running back to where shed left him, praying hed be alright. Bobby PointEvidenceExplanation Bobby is an attractive young child:the face of an angel The word angel suggests Bobby is innocent and pure. Bobby knows his own mind despite being young:a strong determination to have things his own wayAt that he let out a howl so loud she was forced to put her hand over his mouth.The word howl suggests that Bobby is acting in an irrational manner. Animals tend to howl more than humans and it shows his inability to deal with a situation. It also causes Megan to have to resort to physical measures to get him under control. the man, dragging him towards the sand dunes with Bobby protesting all the wayBobby shows that despite his size and age, he tries his best to avoid going with the man. Woman with dog PointEvidenceExplanation a woman walking her dog in the distance.Emphasises how deserted the place is explain how this is achievedMan on golf course PointEvidenceExplanation they found they were on a golf course stretching for miles with nobody on it but a man in a grey tracksuit.Repetition of the meeting with the woman, reader not worried, grey- dull and in-offensiveBetter watch out you dont get hit with a golf ball. Its not safe up here.Ironyhe was hovering a few yards behind Bobby...hovering what it suggeststhe man, dragging him towards the sand dunes with Bobby protesting all the wayExplain what this tells us about the man why dunes Setting (literary technique) The setting stimulates the disagreement between Megan and Bobby. The children are in danger from the start unsupervised on a beach. The golf course was stumbled upon, as was the stranger. (setting mirrors this aspect of the plot just as they stumble across the golf course, so to doe they stumble across the man) Megans accident is slipping on a stone leading to her murder. ****The setting consumes Megan at the end.***** At the end, the setting almost absorbs Megan: Seagulls came down to stand on her imperceptibly and gradually her body sank into the sand the tide takes her body away Foreshadowing: The writer uses foreshadowing. On a second reading the reader can see that the writer left clues that foreshadow the events at the end of the story. During the first reading, these clues serve to increase the tension in the story. The reader can sense that something bad will happen. Foreshadowing is when the writer hints at what is going to happen later in the story. When discussing foreshadowing, introduce the idea, quote the foreshadowing example and explain what it refers to. Foreshowing example: Megan has scared Bobby again by saying their parents are likely to be locked up for leaving them on the beach. She is scared the woman will hear so she muffles his howl. At that he let out a howl so loud she was forced to put her hand over his mouth. This foreshadows Megans murder:When her eyes flickered, he put his hand over her mouth and nose for a considerable time.The word flickered shows that she is still alive at this point. The man then kills her. This time a hand is put over a mouth to kill, rather than to prevent trouble. The reader knows he is killing her intentionally because he holds his hand there for a considerable time. This means it was a deliberate act as he took his time. I hope a monster doesnt get you This foreshadows, Bobby being abducted by the man from the golf course. In the quotation Megan is referring to a fictitious monster and is using it to scare and manipulate Bobby. However, the monster that does get Bobby is a realistic danger, who also forces Bobby to do things he doesnt want to. she was forced to put her hand over his mouth This foreshadows Suddenly her attention was riveted to what looked like a body in the water. This foreshadows Irony The use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning: the irony of her reply, How nice! when I said I had to work all weekend. In literature irony is a technique of indicating an intention or attitude which is opposite to that stated. The writer uses irony. If the characters knew the full facts, they would act differently. When everything becomes clear, the reader wishes different actions had been taken. This creates a sense of irony. It is ironic that Megan teases Bobby about imaginary monsters just before they both fall foul of a stranger. I just hope a monster doesnt get you.This is ironic: a monster gets them both. It seems to be a fairytale childish warning but it turns out to be true. She has been scaring him with talk of monsters, as big sisters sometimes do. The stranger warns them of danger. Better watch out that you dont get hit with a golf ball. Its not safe up here. Ironically he is the greatest danger they face, despite being alone on a rocky beach. Megan says, I dont want to see you again, which of course she does not mean, however, this is exactly what happens. Interesting Quotations At three and a half years he had the face of an angel, but his appearance belied a strong determination to have everything his own way. So thought Megan aged ten. The children are 3 and 10. The description of Bobby is Megans opinion. She thinks he looks like an angel: pure, innocent, beautiful. He had the face of an angel. Metaphor. She thinks he is covering for selfish stubbornness. Perhaps it was Bobbys angelic face that attracted the man. Bobbys determined character is evident at the end: the man, dragging him towards the sand dunes with Bobby protesting all the way Together they walked along in a friendly way and a pace that suited them both. This quote shows the positive side of their sibling relationship. They are together and friendly and they are clearly comfortable walking together. This harmony comes and goes as Bobby pleases and displeases Megan. A monsters going to get you one of these days the way you carry on. Megan repeats her warning. Again, this is ironic and the repetition of the warning builds tension. We sense that perhaps some kind of a monster will get him. What we dont know is that Megan herself will die. Go then. I dont ever want to see you again. Megan is frustrated and angry when she says this. This is when she goes off to the lighthouse by herself. She means it when she says it. Deep down however, she cannot mean it her true affection for her brother comes through at the end of the story. It is ironic as she does not really see him properly ever again. She only sees him at a distance, then hears him accuse her just before she is murdered. Suddenly her attention was riveted to what looked like a body in the water. For a split second she thought it was Bobby it was a great relief to discover it was a mooring buoy. This foreshadows Megans body in the water at the end of the story. She begins to be aware of the potential dangers of the beach and starts to worry about her brother. Her great relief tells us that she does love her little brother. Panic swept over her. What if something terrible happened to him? Panic is personified here as she is overwhelmed with worry. This also foreshadows her bodys fate as the waves sweep over her and she is taken by the tide. There is then a question. The narrator of the story asks the question from Megans point of view. We worry with her. to her dismay she saw the man he was hovering a few yards behind Bobby... Only now does the real danger become apparent. The work dismay shows that she has realised that the stranger may have evil intent. He is described as hovering, as if ready to make a move while appearing to be aimless. He has no justifiable reason for being there and Megan can see this from the distance. she slipped on a stone, covered in seaweed, and went down, the back of her head hitting off its sharp edge. Note the alliteration of slipped, stone, seaweed, suggesting the sound of her slip and the alliteration of her head hitting suggesting the sound of the impact. And the whole final paragraph: Later that afternoon, a strong breeze sprang up along the shore lifting clouds of sand into the air as well as the strands of Megans hair drifting across her face. Seagulls came down to stand on her and poke her with their beaks, then, as if not liking what they found they flew off to the horizon whilst imperceptibly and gradually her body sank into the sand making a groove for itself. A passer-by might have thought she was asleep, she looked so peaceful. But no one came by that day and in the evening, when the sun went down she was gone with the tide. Here the setting takes over as Megans body is exposed to the elements. Breeze- lifts her hair across her face Seagulls stand on her poke her both these actions sound cruel. Although the gulls have no cruel intention towards the body, the writer describes their actions in cruel terms which are appropriate considering how she died. Sand her body sinks in imperceptibly and gradually extremely slowly she is consumed by the setting. Tide takes her away. There is a mention of a passer-by that could hypothetically have come by. This highlights the lack of good fortune that befell Megan and Bobby as they stumbled upon their passer-by: the stranger. POSSIBLE ESSAY TOPICS focus on a key/family/changing relationship (Megan and Bobby) sympathy for a character (Bobby) creation of tension surprising / shocking ending turning point that affects the rest of the story. 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