Digger J Jones

Question 1

GENRE:

Answer 1

Contemporary novel/Historical fiction novel.

Question 2

GENRE CONVENTIONS OF THE FICTIONAL DIARY

Answer 2

Social realism: the social and political worlds in which the protagonist lives is also a priority of the narrative discourse. ordinary people interacting with extraordinary events.
Psychological: focus on the internal thoughts, feelings and perceptions of the young protagonist.

Question 3

DIARY FORM:

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• Aid to memoir for practical purposes. E.g business diary
• Book of the self, a form of autobiography that reflects on experiences. E.g travel diaries
• Diary of conscience: philosophical and religious matters.

Question 4

DIARY

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• Freedom writing, unstructured and sincere.
• Good to future readers to find out about the past ( powerful tool)
• It positions the reader to trust the narrator, to thin they are reliable.

Question 5

Author

Answer 5

(Richard Frankland) 1967referendum