Marking Time Questions

Marking Time

Marking times significance is based on the Afghani refugees migrating to Australia and how the September 11 bombings and the Sydney Olympic Games became a marked time.

Cultural difference & turning points:

I think in the film when they call the Afghani’s are called ‘boaties’ is derogatory because it’s a selfish thing to do because if it was turned around on them they would not like it.

The boys stole the scarf from Randa because they thought in their minds that it was the right thing to do to let them know that they’re not welcome here and they should go back to their own country.

The reason why it was described as significant when Hal returned the scarf to Randa is because Hal didn’t care about what his friends would say or anyone else in Brackley would say he felt for Randa he cared for her and he wanted to return the favour when she returned her Dads torch.

One of the two scenes that were significant in the movie was when Hal was willing to run from the law to be with her because he loves her and wants to protect her even if it means him getting in a lot of trouble but in the end she decided she couldn’t leave her Dad and the other significant scene was when Hal and his father walked out of the committee meeting because the other members were being unfair on the Afghani’s because Hal and his father thought it was hypocritical of what they were saying about them.

 

 

 

Country town:

Brackley and Ararat are both similar country towns but Ararat doesn’t have much refugees but we have many different cultures and Brackley has more refugees and the September 11 bombings were presented in the movie and that had a big effect on both Brackley and Ararat.

I do like living in a country town it has it benefits like its sometimes quiet, everyone knows everybody but that can have its down sides and then it has its down sides it gets pretty boring because there is not much to do and you have to make trips somewhere else to be able to do something.

If I was on the organising committee and I was to choose what festival we would have I would try and get a couple of acts such as Mrs Browns Boys to come and have a range of different acts to come and stuff for kids like face painting and rides and we will be raising money for the R.S.P.C.A Foundation.

Characters:

I think Hal changed from the beginning of the film to the end because before he knew Randa except for when she gave back his fathers torch he was just one of the guys and seeing Randa getting harassed changed how he looked at refugees and then he started to have feelings for her and they started hanging out and at the end of the film he was willing to risk running from the law to be with her and at the start of the film you wouldn’t think he would do that and the change was positive cause it shows that you can change for the better.

A journey that’s I’ve been on is when I moved to Adelaide (S.A.) and it was a positive and a negative journey because I was in Year 5 and it was very scary starting a new school not knowing anyone and then having to become friends with them just to survive the school it was pretty hard leaving my friends that I left in Ararat and the education part in Adelaide was pretty low than Victoria.

The good part was that I was closer to my Mums side of the family like my Nanna and Grandad, my Auntie Julie and my cousins, because I haven’t lived close to them ever. But in the end we moved back to Ararat and we went back to Ararat Primary 800.

At the end of this year (2013) Mum, Rachele and I are moving to Adelaide and it will be better for us I think the timing was wrong when we moved when we were little except leaving my friends I’m excited because I get to do a T.A.F.E course in Patisserie and most likely a Chef course too.