colin's story xd

7/30/2019 Colin's Story XD

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By: Safwan Zulfazli Bin Abdul Kadir

Kaveesh Nair A/L G.Sudhakaran

Muhd Shafiq Farhan Bin Che Hamzah

Abdul Razak Bin Abdul RasidMiza Farisah Bt Mohd Arifin

Fadzirul Ikhwan Bin Ramli

Step By Wicked StepANNE FINEolins Story(The Bluebird of Happiness)


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Synopsis: Colins Story The Bluebird of Happiness

Colin describes his stepfather whom he calls dad. He has thought of him as his biological father allthe while. His dad looks like him. His dad has dark hair with some grey patches around his ears. His dadused to roll his own cigarettes out of tobacco in a tin. His dad calls him by many nick names- Col,Collie, Sonny- boy, Buster, Mr Bluebird. Colins mum works in a shop. His dad walks him to schooland back. His dad got him his tea and took him to the park. At the park, he used to swing as high as thebar, he swings back in such a way that his dad would call him The Bluebird of Happiness.Then, Colinsmum took him and moved away. It happened when Colins father had gone to spend a day with hissister. Two friends of his mum came with a van and packed everything. Then they went off. Atfirst,he thought his dad will join them later. Colin was not happy. Mum found a job at a canteen.She would be busy doing household chores when she came home. Mum was too busyto listen to him. He

compared her with his dad who used to talk to him and remembered names of his friends and teachers.Colin asked his mother many times about his dad. He wanted to know when his dad will come home.

His mother did give him a hint about his father not having a proper job . He realized later that hismother did not leave any clues for his dad to follow. He then wrote a letter to his dad. But there was noreply.Every night, Colin would take the tobacco tin out of the toe of his boot and put it under his pillow.Then, he would hum his favourite song which was also his dads favourite. He would stay awake for hourstalking to his dad. He pretended that his dad was there. Colin said that it was as if his mother thought that

whatever is happening is actually happening only to her. Then one day when he returned home from

school, he realized that his mum had thrown away his boots. The boots were too small for him but she didnot know that there was a tobacco tin hidden in there. He did not bother to tell her because she wouldnthave liked it.It has been five years, eight months and seven days and Colin still remembers hit dad. Hesecretly writes his dads name and his old address on the forms at school. Colin also tries to save money-he does three paper rounds. He will not try to look for his dad now- perhaps someday when he has enoughmoney. Colin hums slowly and when asked to sing, he says that he is saving the words till he finds his dad.It was his favourite song- The Bluebird of Happiness. His friend Ralph consoled him by saying thatsomeday Colin will find his dad.


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PLOT

Resolution : Hewaits for theday when he will beable to find his dad.

Falling Action : Colin misseshis dad very much. He even

pretends to talk to him.

Climax : Colins mum leaves the houseand moves to another place. She finds a

job at a canteen

Rising Action : Colin and his dad spend a lot of

time together. His dad walks him to and fromschool and takes him to the park. Colin loves hisdad very much.

Exposition : Colin lives with his mum and a man he assumesto be his father. He calls him Dad


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Themes

Dealing with Separation and Divorce

It deals with a social phenomenon that many people are experiencing, the ideaof a divorce iss somehow horrible. Separation and divorce, and the eventsleading up to them, interrupts the stability and predictability that children

need. Dealing with adversities

Young children and adults may find difficulties dealing with frustrations, fearsand sadness.

Hope

Colins story is the saddest of all. He does not give up hope of one day findingJack whom he accepts as his own father. He saves all his money and plans tolook for his dad when the time is right. Colin is a very determined persondespite his young age. He knows what he wants.


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Characters and their Characteristics In Colins Story

Colin : Determined, Compassionate towardsothers, loyal towards his dad

Colins mother : Status-quo, Ungrateful

Jack: poor, kind, call many names for Colin


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Moral values Responsible

Determined

Kindness towards others

First hand point of view.

-Colin tells his story to others.


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SETTINGS

Place:

Old Harwick Hall

Colins home where he lived with his mom and Jack. Colins present home.

Time:

Night

Afternoon

Evening


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Literary devicesRepetition 1.It isnt a story, said Colin. There isnt anything to tell.

We just went on. (p.51) 2.There isnt a story, said Colin. (p. 53)

3.There isnt a story, said Colin. We just went on. (p.56 )

4. Ive told you, said Colin. There isnt story. Its justthat, as we went on, I started getting into trouble atschool

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