Analysis Of The Novel 'Walking The Boundaries' By Jackie French

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Back in 1993 Australian author Jackie French wrote a novel called ‘Walking The Boundaries’. French introduces us to Martin the main character and how his life changes as he walks the boundaries of his great grandfather Ted’s farm. Jackie French writes the story using different language techniques such as an obvious plot , figurative language, descriptive language and third person to tell the story and to get the reader to imagine what is going on. Martin has travelled to his grandfather Ted’s farm to walk the boundaries so he can inherit the farm. Martin’s trip around the boundaries does not go to plan and he learns some history about the farm’s background which changes his perspective of the farm. On the way around the boundaries he meets

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