INTRODUCTION:
There are many similarities and differences between Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo and Gallipoli directed by Peter Weir. The main characters in both texts have many similarities and only slight differences. These are that they both have an older role model in their lives and are always spending time with their role models. The two texts share similar story lines but were of different battles in different locations, Gallipoli being in Gallipoli and Private Peaceful being set at the Western Front. The final similarity is the character of Horrible Hanley from Private Peaceful and Colonel Robinson from Gallipoli as they both show similar characteristics to one another.
(Similarity) EXAMPLE 1:
The main characters from the …show more content…
Private Peaceful was set in England where Tommo and Charlie grew up and the battle took place on the Western Front whereas Gallipoli was first set in Australia where Archie and Frank were from and the battle was in Gallipoli. In Private Peaceful as it is a book the Author Michael Morpurgo has to paint a picture of what is going on. The Western Front was completely different to Gallipoli as all of the Trenches were water log and slushy due to the wet climate. This caused huge issues for the soldiers as disease and serious illness was very common due to there being not much clean water in the trenches. This caused another huge worry for the soldiers on top of already stressing over the war. In the movie Gallipoli we see that the conditions are the complete opposite as there are scenes of Australian soldiers swimming in the sea. This shows that there was a hot climate which would have caused its own risks of getting sunburnt and dehydrated. During both battles when new soldiers came in they would see all the dead bodies at the back and would be pushed to the front to the front line. As Gallipoli was next to the sea boats were used to transport soldiers around whereas at the Western Front there was no sea and the only way of transportation was through train lines and using horses (These were also used at …show more content…
The similarities shown are that the main characters share many qualities and characteristics as one another. Both texts have a Sergeant who doesn't care about the soldiers below them. The main difference shown is the terrain and location of where the two texts battles took place. These are just few of the many connections between Private Peaceful and
There are many similarities and differences between Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo and Gallipoli directed by Peter Weir. The main characters in both texts have many similarities and only slight differences. These are that they both have an older role model in their lives and are always spending time with their role models. The two texts share similar story lines but were of different battles in different locations, Gallipoli being in Gallipoli and Private Peaceful being set at the Western Front. The final similarity is the character of Horrible Hanley from Private Peaceful and Colonel Robinson from Gallipoli as they both show similar characteristics to one another.
(Similarity) EXAMPLE 1:
The main characters from the …show more content…
Private Peaceful was set in England where Tommo and Charlie grew up and the battle took place on the Western Front whereas Gallipoli was first set in Australia where Archie and Frank were from and the battle was in Gallipoli. In Private Peaceful as it is a book the Author Michael Morpurgo has to paint a picture of what is going on. The Western Front was completely different to Gallipoli as all of the Trenches were water log and slushy due to the wet climate. This caused huge issues for the soldiers as disease and serious illness was very common due to there being not much clean water in the trenches. This caused another huge worry for the soldiers on top of already stressing over the war. In the movie Gallipoli we see that the conditions are the complete opposite as there are scenes of Australian soldiers swimming in the sea. This shows that there was a hot climate which would have caused its own risks of getting sunburnt and dehydrated. During both battles when new soldiers came in they would see all the dead bodies at the back and would be pushed to the front to the front line. As Gallipoli was next to the sea boats were used to transport soldiers around whereas at the Western Front there was no sea and the only way of transportation was through train lines and using horses (These were also used at …show more content…
The similarities shown are that the main characters share many qualities and characteristics as one another. Both texts have a Sergeant who doesn't care about the soldiers below them. The main difference shown is the terrain and location of where the two texts battles took place. These are just few of the many connections between Private Peaceful and