Tom Brennan And Baillie's Short Story 'Only Ten'

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New phases of life can trigger change amongst an individual’s attitudes and beliefs
These changes can develop from the obstacles and challenges that appear with
Transitions and also new relationships that form over the period of time, which can result in in a conversion for the individual.
The story of Tom Brennan by J.C Burke and Allian Baillie’s short story “only ten”
Both explore this idea by highlighting u characters within the texts that
Experience transformative events due to the change in their adolescent life,
Which indicates radical shifts in attitudes and actions of themselves, with the
Assistance of those around them.

In the story Tom Brennan , Burke articulates the hardships and challenges one may face
During a transition , she conveys this through portraying the
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As Tom grows closer to Uncle Brendan, he continues to grow as a person and moves further and further out of his depression. Together they climb the “ascent”, a symbolic physical environment and a recurring motif that represents Tom’s healing process and transitions as at first is a hyperbolic “mountain” but later becomes a metaphorical “piece of cake”. In contrast to previously feeling judged by his grans personified “gallery of saints”, Tom begins to understand his Gran better and builds a stronger relationship with her, which is shown in the accumulation of positive connotations “She actually touched me kind of playfully, ruffling up my hair and tweaking my ear”. Throughout the novel the audience recognizes a shift in Tom’s attitude through the creation of new relationships. Tom starts to allow himself to be more open and free with the help around him, through this not only Tom himself, but the readers

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