Analytical Essay.
“You can never control who you fall in love with, even when you 're in the most sad, confused time of your life”-Kirsten Dunst. Not having control is a terrifying ordeal and one that the protagonist of Nick Earls’ novel ‘48 Shades of Brown’ has to deal with when he moves away from his protective family environment and into an unordered, relaxed share house. Living in the share house is in stark contrast to his ordered home, where he felt he had more control over his life. The theme of having or not having control is conveyed through the novel elements; setting, symbols, plot and characters. Earls has displayed the theme subtly but effectively throughout the novel.
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The main protagonist of ‘48 Shades of Brown’ has lived in an overly protective family all his life so he has grown up being in control, but as soon as he moves to a share house he is confronted by chaos. When Dan first arrives at the share house he meets Naomi and she is “drifting around the kitchen as though nothing special’s going on” (Earls P. 13). This depicts that Naomi may not have control, but she doesn’t care, whereas Dan is the total opposite; this may be why Dan likes her so much. This is the same with Jacq; she might not have control, but she is still relaxed and could possibly be why Dan thinks she is so cool. Although Dan needs control to live his life normally as he has an orderly way of living it throughout the novel, towards the end he is more relaxed and doesn’t care as much, as he states, “my homework bores me” (Earls P. 276) then goes and does other things. This displays that Dan doesn’t need control as much as he did at the start, but of course still needs it. The characters of the novel, especially Dan, convey the theme of having control extremely
“You can never control who you fall in love with, even when you 're in the most sad, confused time of your life”-Kirsten Dunst. Not having control is a terrifying ordeal and one that the protagonist of Nick Earls’ novel ‘48 Shades of Brown’ has to deal with when he moves away from his protective family environment and into an unordered, relaxed share house. Living in the share house is in stark contrast to his ordered home, where he felt he had more control over his life. The theme of having or not having control is conveyed through the novel elements; setting, symbols, plot and characters. Earls has displayed the theme subtly but effectively throughout the novel.
The theme of having control is clearly illustrated through the setting of …show more content…
The main protagonist of ‘48 Shades of Brown’ has lived in an overly protective family all his life so he has grown up being in control, but as soon as he moves to a share house he is confronted by chaos. When Dan first arrives at the share house he meets Naomi and she is “drifting around the kitchen as though nothing special’s going on” (Earls P. 13). This depicts that Naomi may not have control, but she doesn’t care, whereas Dan is the total opposite; this may be why Dan likes her so much. This is the same with Jacq; she might not have control, but she is still relaxed and could possibly be why Dan thinks she is so cool. Although Dan needs control to live his life normally as he has an orderly way of living it throughout the novel, towards the end he is more relaxed and doesn’t care as much, as he states, “my homework bores me” (Earls P. 276) then goes and does other things. This displays that Dan doesn’t need control as much as he did at the start, but of course still needs it. The characters of the novel, especially Dan, convey the theme of having control extremely