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PDF EPUB} So Much to Tell You (So Much to Tell You #1) by John Marsden So Much to Tell You Summary Read Ebook {PDF EPUB} So Much to Tell You (So Much to Tell You #1) by John Marsden So Much to Tell You Summary. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. Written by people who wish to remain anonymous. Although fictionalized, So Much to Tell You is modeled on a real story. We meet a 14 year old girl named Marina through her diary. Her face has been scarred by her father who attempted to throw acid onto Marina's mother, but missed and hit Marina instead. When she refuses to tell the truth about what happened to her, she finds herself institutionalized at Warrington, a boarding school for girls. But even at Warrington, she will not speak. Then one day, Mr. Lindell, Marina's new English teacher, asks the entire class to try keeping a journal. Marina resents the idea, but simply can't resist the allure of writing. She starts by telling obscure, minor details about her life, but eventually, she clarifies her story and gains the bravery to write about the terrible things that have happened to her. At the same time, she tells us through the diary that she's starting to open up to people, and she even has some friends, even though she can't muster the bravery to just speak to people. Eventually, she forgives her father, and tries to reunite with him again. She speaks her first words in the entire novel to her father: "Hello, Dad. I've got so much to tell you." Update this section! You can help us out by revising, improving and updating this section. After you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. An editor will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback. 'So much to tell you' by John Marsden How the main character changes. Question: select a character from the text you have studied. Explain how and why the character develops or changes. Support your points with evidence from the text. Marina is a 14yr old girl, and not surprisingly the main character in John Marsdens 'So much to tell you'. It is through Marinas journal that the audience can see her changes & bit by bit she reveals her past. Marinas feelings towards her parents-a mother by whom she feels betrayed & abandoned '& only cares for herself,' and a father who in confusion has scarred her irreparably. Marina was a normal 'everyday' teenager before "the accident, the day, I died" she was sent ti a hospital which she hated, "I felt like a nutcase", she "was getting nowhere at the hospital" so her mum shippe dher off to boarding school. When marina first came to Warrington"I was determined not to let my father into my life", but through Mr Lindell and Cathy, she was able to realize and remember that 'yes' her father did indeed love her. Marina went through a "its my fault" stage, but I think her sessions with Mrs Ransome helped to overcome that phase. A change also occurred in Marina when she saw Lisa crying, she realized that she wasn't the only one with problems, & that each and everyone has problems no matter how strong they seem on the outside. When Marina first came to the dorm she was afraid to trust, befriend or even love anyone, but throughout the book things kept occurring that made her realize, you can trust people. Marina liked Cathy and Mr Lindell because to her it seemed they were the only people that weren't pressuring her to speak "They keep asking my why I don't speak for chrissake, Citation styles: 'So much to tell you' by John Marsden How the main character changes. (2004, April 27). In WriteWork.com. Retrieved 06:56, June 16, 2021, from https://www.writework.com/essay/so-much-tell-you-john-marsden-main-character-changes. WriteWork contributors. "'So much to tell you' by John Marsden How the main character changes" WriteWork.com. WriteWork.com, 27 April, 2004. Web. 16 Jun. 2021. WriteWork contributors, "'So much to tell you' by John Marsden How the main character changes," WriteWork.com, https://www.writework.com/essay/so-much-tell-you-john-marsden-main-character-changes (accessed June 16, 2021) Reviews of: "'So much to tell you' by John Marsden How the main character changes" : Good Job. I think this is a good well rounded essay. Not too long winded and cuts straight to the point. A very good effort for a yr 11 piece. The integration of the quotes is also a positive and should be congratulated. 5 out of 5 people found this comment useful. More Literature Research Papers essays: Young Adult Fiction author Katherine Paterson cast her female characters in her novel "Lyddie". as that which surprised her most with its evolution throughout the story. 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After graduating from high school, he attended Sydney University to study law, but his disinterest in the subject and overwhelming sense of loneliness resulted in an intense battle with depression. Marsden dropped out and took on a series of odd jobs, including a pizza deliverer, a salesperson, and a security guard. However, after his first day of a teaching job, he knew that education was the ideal field for him. Marsden began working full-time at the Geelong Grammar School, but his students’ reluctance to read strongly disillusioned him. Thus, he commenced to write a young-adult novel, which ultimately came to fruition as his debut book entitled So Much To Tell You . So Much to Tell You is the story of 14-year-old Marina, a girl who suffers an acid attack by her abusive father. It is structured so that the entire book is a series of diary entries and therefore the reader knows her inner thoughts and sentiments. Because of her accident, she is sent to a boarding school in the hopes that she will make friends and ultimately recover. However, Marina seems to make no progress at first. It is only with the help of her English teacher Mr. Lindell that she finds a purpose to live again. As the diaries progress, she opens up to her peers and feels less of a hatred toward her father. Upon its publication, So Much To Tell You received many positive reviews for its heartfelt portrayal of a teenager who chooses forgiveness over hatred. Since then, John Marsden has written many more young-adult and picture books, including Tomorrow, When the War Began, Checkers, The Rabbits, and Prayer for the Twenty-First Century. Update this section! You can help us out by revising, improving and updating this section. After you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. An editor will review the submission and either publish your submission or provide feedback. So Much To Tell You (extract) Well, I do really. It’s because I was getting nowhere at the hospital. I have been sent here to learn to talk again. Sent here because my mother can’t stand my silent presence at home. Sent here because of my face, I suppose. I don’t know. This is my third day at this boarding school, Warrington, but today was the first day of classes. Mr Lindell, our English teacher, gave us these journals and told us we have to write in them every night, during homework (except that homework here is called Prep). We have Prep every weeknight, for two hours a night. For that time we have to sit at our desks and be silent. This would suit me were it true but of course it isn’t .
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