On his arrival he feels out of place, even though his brother tries to make him fell welcome, the others envy him and his mother ignores him. He thinks that because he has a new car and good clothes he is different to his people but in the end he realizes that he is no different when the white policemen treat him like they do the others and take him away.
"Going Home" is written in 3rd person narration and is set in the outback of Western Australia, on the road from Perth to bush camp. "Mine on Thursdays" is written from the fathers point of view in first person narration and is set at a theme park in Monument, America.
The language used in "Going Home" is colloquial with use of slang in conversations between characters. It also uses jargon - aboriginal language and terms. Formal language, similes and metaphors are used when the narrator describes nature and city life experiences.
"Mine on Thursdays", also uses colloquial and slang in dialogue and simple language is used in conversations between Holly and her father. The words used flow on well and have an up beat pace. Often the story has flash backs to past experiences which help us understand the character Howie better. The use of similes and metaphors in this story are to explain feelings. For example when the narrator wrote, "somehow, I managed to survive the morning," even though he wasn't seriously in danger of dying.
The tone in "Going Home" is heavy an sad yet angry and resigned. There's foreboding that lets the reader know there's doom on the way. There's also foreshadowing when the barman mentions that Carlton, Billy's brother, is dishonest and then later in the story he steals beer and a watch.
The two main characters in "Mine on Thursdays" are the father Howie, and his daughter Holly. Howie is in his late thirties or early forties, is confident, drinks, is impulsive and also very emotionally attached to his daughter. His physical description is not given.
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