Just Like That: The boy

Group 1: The boy

In the beginning when the text says ”The boy swallowed. He cleared his throat. He swallowed again. He braced his legs wide and snuggled the rifle to his eye” (p. 26, l. 18-19)  the boy seems to be very emotional and nervous at this time. He does not feel safe about the fact that he is going to shoot and kill the kangaroos. “The boy was disappointed. He had expected more, but didn’t know what. He had thought that somehow this would make him a man - but it had made no difference at all” (p. 26, l. 37-39). When the boy finally kills the kangaroos he had expected a much more manly feeling because the man kept telling him that shooting and killing the kangaroos would make him a man. But the boy felt nothing. He was empty inside. “Suddenly the boy felt very calm. His eyes saw his hands lift the rifle. He felt nothing. He felt as if he were dead. The sights, blurred by his tears, danced about the man’s head. They steadied a moment. ‘Dead,’ said the boy” (p. 29, l. 18-21). At the end it seems like the boy regrets that he had kill the kangaroos for no reason. He had expected that he would become a man, but he didn't. We think that he kills the man because throughout the hunt he might have developed a lot of hate against the man, because the man always correct him and tells him what to do, it could be a way of showing that the man is not in charge of the boy. We can see that the boy develops from being emotional and nervous to being a coldblooded killer.  

This picture shows how he end to be in the story. It shows that he goes from being a insecure boy to a coldblooded killer. The picture is also black, and that also symbolize his coldness, and with no color. 

We took this picture because "insecurity" describes his personality in the start of the text. 

Every member of the group was attending to this lesson : Camilla, Kathrine, Kirstine, Christian 

Group 5: Imagery and symbols

Mads, Thomas, Martina, Patrick & Josefine - Group 5 

Just Like That

“They entered a cathedral of great river gums. The sun filtered through green stained-glass leaves” (p.26, l.15-16).

“The boy watched in silence. He watched while the man strolled among the cripples blessing each with his wand” (p.27, l.27-28).

“A solitary crow barked far away” (p.29, l.17).

Imagery (quote 1 and 2): Why do you think the author has chosen to use this kind of religious vocabulary in the text? What is the effect of it?

The bible tells you one way to behave and act, and the boy and the man does the exact opposite.
When the author uses religious expressions, it makes the plot of the story seem crueler than it would have been with non-religious expressions. If the religious expressions were used in a peaceful story, it would make a lot more sense, why the author would use those expressions. Since most religions are based on loving thy neighbor.

-  He is trying to express some of the 7 deadly sins, with some of the actions the man and the boy do during their trip in the paddock.

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<!--[if !supportLists]-->-          <!--[endif]-->Gluttony (they kill for their own amusement)

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<!--[if !supportLists]-->-          <!--[endif]-->Lust (blood lust)

<!--[if !vml]--><!--[endif]-->Symbol: What can crows symbolize (search online for ideas)? If you consider the themes of the text what significance does it have that the crow barks near the end of the story? Does it foreshadow anything?

Crows symbolizes death and war. A crow is a scavenger.  The crow foreshadows that one of the main characters are going to die, and that is why the crow is barking near the end of the story.

Group 3: Kangaroos

Just like that Lioba - Natascha - Jeanette - Matilde

“Its forepaws were curled like small hands. It lifted its head to caress the boy with its large lipid eyes” (p. 25, l. 24-25).
It is human (maybe a child), because it has hands which is small, and it has lipid eyes.

“They came to a large mob of browsing kangaroos. With their heads in the grass and their backs humped the roos looked like rounded red and grey rocks” (p. 27, l. 3-5).
Now it is not human anymore because it describes that the kangaroos look like rounded red and grey rocks. The boy is not nervous more so now he can shoot the kangaroos.

“A grey raised its head like a periscope from the grass” (p. 27, l. 8).
It still a object but it has a human movement. So the man and the boy still can shoot the kangaroos.

“The rifle clicked empty. At the same instant the big kangaroo crashed full length. It fell like a tree” (p. 28, l. 29-30).
Again he describes kangaroo as an object, because he don’t want the kangaroo to be a human.
We think the author has described the kangaroos like a human in the start because the boy was nervous. But in the end the boy is not nervous more, so he don’t see the kangaroo like a human more but as an object.

We have choose this pictures because on the first picture it describes that is an object because is not have filling in the pictures because it is a drawing. But on the second picture is described that is have felling because it has felling in the eyes and a baby kangaroo in her pouch.

Matilde kom først I den sidste time.

Just Like That: The man

The man
Group 2: Nanna, Brian, Christian A and Sasja.

“The man finished the second kangaroo. The boy asked, ‘What do we do with them now?’ ‘Nothing,’ said the man, ‘let them rot’” (p. 26, l.4-6).
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The man is a cold blooded murder. He does not care about the defenseless little kangaroos. He shoots them because he likes it, not because he needs them for something.  (p. 26, l. 4-6)

“The man kicked the doe in the stomach. It didn’t move. He kicked its face. “Dead.” (p. 27, l. 25-26).
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He does not have sympathy with the animals because he kicked the doe in the face and stomach (p.27 l. 25-26)

“The man rolled a cigarette. He stood aggressively with the rifle hanging loose in his arm. He gestured wildly at the magnificent sky. He said, ‘It’s going to be a bloody good day” (p. 27, l. 31-33).
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He likes blood and shooting kangaroos. Killing the kangaroos is a hobby for him. He gets excited and aggressive because it is a passion for him. (p. 27, l. 31-33)

 

We think the man’s personality is described very well in the picture.  He has a big smile, and he proud shows the dead kangaroo, with his rifle.

We think the man in the history, would look like the man on the picture, because we connects him with an ice cold hunter.

The man on the picture is Gary brooks Faulkner, he is an American man, who was occupied of finding Osama bin Laden and kill him.

The man in the history is occupied of killing kangaroos, and the man on the picture of killing Osama bin Laden, and we found a connection.

If you want to read more about him

http://politiken.dk/udland/ECE996530/amerikansk-bin-laden-jaeger-lider-af-doedelig-sygdom/

Just Like That: Repetitions in the text

The key word "dead" is mentioned nine times in the story and the effects of that is, that it makes us notice the word a lot easier.

Death plays a big role in the story, and it gives us a foreshadow about that someone dies, other than the kangaroos.

The phrase "just like that" is mentioned only two times in the story in connection with the key word "dead" - the way he uses that phrase makes us think that death is easy for him - he isn't emotionally affected by killing them. 

The man says: "don't walk behind me", very often to the boy, because he don't trust him. And maybe he's scared that the boy will shoot him from behind. In the end of the story he doesn't mention that the boy walks behind him, maybe because now he trust him. 

The theme is death.

We think that death plays a big role in this story - because the story's plot is how the boy learns to kill. And they kill kangaroos like in this picture.

Another theme is growing up, we found this picture that symbolizes a baby becoming a man.

And in the story the boy is nervous to begin with and not very comfortable killing the kangaroos, but further and further in the story he becomes bolder and more manly.

Written by: Mette, Andrea, Kristina, Kimmie and Malene

Just Like That: Virtuel undervisning

Find you group number and together answer the questions.

• Write your answer in a post(indlæg) on the blog.


• Your post must have the label (etikette) ‘Just Like That’.  


• Name your post group number + topic. For instance ‘Group 1: The boy’, 'Group 2: The man' etc.


• Also remember to write who of your group members were present - so I know who attended the lessons.


• Your blog post has to be posted on the blog at 2 o'clock Tuesday (when the English lessons were suppose to have ended).

Enjoy J

Group 1: The boy

Camilla, Kathrine, Kirstine, Christian M.

”The boy swallowed. He cleared his throat. He swallowed again. He braced his legs wide and snuggled the rifle to his eye” (p. 26, l. 18-19).

“The boy was disappointed. He had expected more, but didn’t know what. He had thought that somehow this would make him a man - but it had made no difference at all” (p. 26, l. 37-39).

“Suddenly the boy felt very calm. His eyes saw his hands lift the rifle. He felt nothing. He felt as if he were dead. The sights, blurred by his tears, danced about the man’s head. They steadied a moment. ‘Dead,’ said the boy” (p. 29, l. 18-21)

Describe the boy’s development based on these three quotes. How do you think he changes and why? (Write between 150-300 words - the important thing is that you all write something).

Find two pictures online that you think fit the boy. Explain how they are connected to his personality. (It doesn’t have to be a picture of a person - if you find something that expresses a mood or a feeling that you think fit him you can use that as well. Just remember to write down how you connect it to him).

Group 2: The man
Nanna, Sasja, Brian, Christian Anhøj

“The man finished the second kangaroo. The boy asked, ‘What do we do with them now?’ ‘Nothing,’ said the man, ‘let them rot’” (p. 26, l.4-6).

“The man kicked the doe in the stomach. It didn’t move. He kicked its face. ‘Dead.’” (p. 27, l. 25-26).

“The man rolled a cigarette. He stood aggressively with the rifle hanging loose in his arm. He gestured wildly at the magnificent sky. He said, ‘It’s going to be a bloody good day” (p. 27, l. 31-33).

Based on the quotes describe what kind of person the man is. Find some good adjectives (tillægsord) to describe his personality and connect it to the quotes above. (Write between 150-300 words- the important thing is that you all write something).

Find two pictures online that you think fit the man. Explain how they are connected to his personality. (It doesn’t have to be a picture of a person - if you find something that expresses a mood or a feeling that you think fit him you can use that as well. Just remember to write down how you connect it to him).

Group 3: The kangaroos
Lioba, Matilde, Natascha, Jeanette.
“Its forepaws were curled like small hands. It lifted its head to caress the boy with its large lipid eyes” (p. 25, l. 24-25).

“They came to a large mob of browsing kangaroos. With their heads in the grass and their backs humped the roos looked like rounded red and grey rocks” (p. 27, l. 3-5).

“A grey raised its head like a periscope from the grass” (p. 27, l. 8).

“The rifle clicked empty. At the same instant the big kangaroo crashed full length. It fell like a tree” (p. 28, l. 29-30).

Write down what the kangaroos are compared to in each of the four quotes. Why do you think the author has chosen to compare them to these things? (Write between 150-300 words - the important thing is that you all write something).

Find two pictures online that you think fit the way the author describes the kangaroos. Write a few sentences explaining how you connect the pictures to the kangaroos.

Group 4: Repetitions in the text
Mette, Andrea, Kimmie, Kristina, Malene

Find out how many times the following phrases/key words are mentioned in the text and write it down in your answer.

·         Dead

·         Just like that

·         Don’t walk behind me

What effect does the repetition of these words have on the reader? These words/phrases can be seen as foreshadowing (forvarslende) - consider in what way they are foreshadowing and include it in your answer. (Write between 150-300 words - the important thing is that you all write something).

Find two pictures that are connected to the theme(s) of the text. Write a few sentences explaining how you connect the pictures to the theme(s).

Group 5: Imagery and symbols in Just Like That  

Patrick, Thomas, Martina, Mads, Josefine
“They entered a cathedral of great river gums. The sun filtered through green stained-glass leaves” (p. 26, l. 15-16).

“The boy watched in silence. He watched while the man strolled among the cripples blessing each with his wand” (p. 27, l. 27-28).

“A solitary crow barked far away” (p. 29, l. 17).

Imagery (quote 1 and 2): Why do you think the author has chosen to use this kind of religious vocabulary in the text? What is the effect of it?

Symbol: What can crows symbolise (search online for ideas)? If you consider the themes of the text what significance does it have that the crow barks (her: skriger) near the end of the story? Does it foreshadow (forvarsler) anything?

Write between 150-300 words - the important thing is that you all write something.

Find two pictures online that are connected to the quotes above. Explain how you think they are connected.

Just Like That: Theme-brainstorm

Everyone must write one suggestion for the theme(s) of Just Like That. Write your suggestion as a comment on this post.

TL

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