Initiative is one of the important themes in this novel, a skill that was hidden inside Homer before he even knew it “Listen, while you guys were walking towards Wirrawee last night with your eyes shut, I was noticing a few things. For example, what’s around the corner from the bridge?” (Marsden 1993, p243). This quote shows that even though being careful and safe is the main priority, Homer had still used his initiative to have studied every minor detail around him. His smart thinking proved valuable for the whole group as this comment led up to the attack on the bridge by settling how they were going to get the guards off the bridge in time with the cattle, this was also one of the major climaxes for the story. Homer is portrayed, at the
