Characters
Who is the protagonist of the novel?
Cameron Wolfe
Where is the novel set?
Poorer suburbs of Sydney
What does Perry Cole give the boys?
Boxing supplies.
“The city buildings in the distance are holding up the sky, it seems.”
What technique has been used in this quote?
Metaphor / Simile (It seems)
Who is the deuteragonist of the novel?
Ruben Wolfe (Secondary Protagonist)
Where do the boys most prominently display the closeness of their bond?
Their shared bedroom (no points lost for 'The Boxing Ring' or 'The Backyard')
What is the catalyst (cause) of the novel's complication?
Ruben snotting someone for talking ill of his sister.
The boxing gloves, the boxing ring, and the actual fights themselves are symbols of what?
Conflict in the novel, or the boy's closeness to each other.
“A fighter can be a winner, but that doesn't make a winner a fighter.”
How does this statement relate to Cameron and Ruben Wolfe?
Cameron is a fighter, Ruben is a winner.
What is the significance of Cameron and Ruben starting their first fight off waiting in a meat locker?
They are fresh meat.
Why does the novel include moments of levity (humour) after a tense scene?
To give the audience a break.
“Time will tell, I suppose, or at least, these pages will.”
In what way is the above quote an example of 'metafiction'?
Metafiction refers to 'writing about writing'. In this, Cameron is aware he is a character in a book, and refers to its writing process.
What type of language is being used in this quote.
“We smell the impact of traffic and humans. Humans and traffic. Back and forth. We taste our moment, swallowing it, knowing it. We feel our nerves twitching inside our stomaches, lunging at our skin from beneath.”
Sensory Imagery or Figuartive Language
"We are small and our house is small on our small urban street."
How do the boys relate to their setting in this quote?
They view themselves as lacking value, just like their small house on a forgotten street.
Identify the climax of the novel.
The two boys in the boxing ring (double points for stating 'One Punch')
Which character is the wolf-like imagery being used to describe?
Cameron and Ruben's Father.
"A fight's worth nothing if you know from the beginning that you're going to win."
How does the above quote relate to Ruben's character growth / change?
Ruben finds physically fighting easy, and is searching for a reason to fight.
"As we walk back, it feels like the city is engulfing us."
What technique has been used to describe the city here?
Simile / Personification (no points lost for metaphor).
The plot begins with the boys being immature and lacking purpose. By the end of the novel, due to their hardships, they have gained both and grown a little.
This type of novel is called a...
Coming of Age story / Bildungsroman
The boys consistently compare themselves to wolves throughout the novel. This is known as an...
Extended Metaphor