Everyone loves Harry everyone except his father. In this disturbing novel, three brothers' growing up in remote Tasmania, are shaped by their father's moods - like the ocean he fishes, he is wild and unpredictable.
A useful study guide for the text. It includes chapters on module notes, plot summary, character analysis, setting, thematic concerns, language studies, essay questions and a modelled response, Other textual material, study practice questions, and useful quotes.
A resonably comprehesive study to the the novel. It covers setting and context, characters, summary, themes, and symbols. It also contains a useful section on quotes from the from the text.
This concise guide includes sections on the novels background, prominent themes, and its relation to the HSC English Advanced module on Texts and Human Experiences.
This site provides a short guide to the text. It includes commentary on Module notes, plot summary, character analysis, setting, thematic concerns, language studies, essay questions and a modelled response, other textual material, study practice questions, and useful quotes.
The video gives an essay analysis for 'Past the Shallow' and the idea of the duality of nature. It demonstrates how to apply this analysis in an essay response. [YouTube. 19 min.]
This video examines the theme of the failure of the parental figure. It provides evidence and analysis, and discusses drafting an essay following this theme. [YouTube. 10 min.]
In this interview she talks about her books When the Nigh comes and Past the shallows (about 8 minutes in). She discusses the bonds between siblings and themes of kindness, and her early life growing up in Tasmania. [YouTube 19 min.]
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