Islands As A Narration Of A Yo
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A. Hemon’s Islands is the narrative of a young boys initiation into the adult
world. The boy travels to a place he has never been before, far away from all the
comforts of his childhood home. The island is full of secrets about the ‘adult world’ and
the terrible things that can happen with ....
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.... boy. His limited life experience is
shown in his singing such songs, without understanding the full meanings and
connotations that those songs carry. The boys’ innocence is emphasized here, as these
are ‘adult’ songs and it is only, generally, children who sing on car journeys until their
voices are gone.
Even before boarding the boat, the boy begins to notice how ugly age and
adulthood can be. He notices the “gnarled knees , the spreading sweat stains on their
shirts ....
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Word count: 1491
Page count: 6 (approximately 250 words per page)
