Private peaceful ppt

private peaceful novel by michael morpurgo
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1. About the book Title: Private Peaceful Author: Michael Morpurgo Publication: Harper Collins Year of Publication: 2003 Intended audience: Older children and the ------------------------------ young ones

2. Genre: War Novel Private peaceful is a novel for older children by MICHAEL MORPURGO , first published in 2003. Although this novel is for older children, it is also regarded as a great book for young adults. It’s about a soldier called Thomas peaceful “ Tommo ”, who is looking back on his life from the trenches of World War I in France.

3. Objective: Objective: The story specially underlines the senselessness of war and ineptitude of the commanding officer. The author’s point of examining the harsh consequences British imposed on soldiers who committed acts of “cowardice” and were summarily executed is one of understanding and grace.

4. Content: Structurally, each chapter of the book brings the reader close to the present until the story turns to present. At the beginning of the book we do not realize that the story is counting down to the hour when Charlie will be executed for disobeying orders.

5. Summary Michael Morpurgo’s novel for older children, Private Peaceful , published in 2003 , is the story of three brother as told by the youngest brother looking back on his memories of fighting in WWI. The story opens with Tommy “ Tommo ” Peaceful , the youngest of all, standing watch in the night, waiting for an event that will happen in the morning. Tommo is thinking about his life before the Great War. He his brothers, Big Joe who has a learning disability, and his middle brother, Charlie. Together he and Charlie looked after Big Joe.

6. Tommo remember the adventures they had together running around their neighborhood. They tormented their great-aunt, a woman they refer to as “Grand Wolf”. They had the privilege of seeing an airplane together, the first people of their village to do so. Tommo is in love with Molly with whom he fallen in love at first sight in school. As they grew up and the war was spread across Europe, Charlie and Molly begin seeing each other. Charlie had always looked out for Tommo , bit Tommo felt left out as Charlie and Molly developed a secret relationship, which Tommo did not understand.

7. He was heartbroken when Charlie and Molly rushed into marriage at the local church before he and Charlie signed up to fight even though they were not old enough. Tommo forced to head to Belgium to fight, he and Charlie encounter a sergeant with a terrible demeanor. They call him “Horrible” Hanley . They move to the front lines of battle where face the horrors of the war. Tommo injured, and Charlie is ordered to leave him behind. When he will not do that, he is charged with cowardice and disobeying a direct order. As a result, Charlie is condemned to execution as per the British army’s strict policy.

8. The last chapter of the book are a countdown to the moment when Charlie will be executed at dawn. He goes before the firing squad singing his favorite childhood song. The novel returns present moment. Charlie and Molly were expecting a baby – that was reason for their hasty wedding. When Tommo returns home from the war, he swears that he will look after Molly and Charlie’s baby, “Little Tommo ”. He promises to take care of their baby, a continuation of familial love experienced between the brothers.

9. Overall Evaluation: The love for the country is seen here. Although Charlie is forced to join the military when the war starts, both the brothers feel it is their duty to fight for their country. The novel also deals with the unfairness of life the way thing do not always turned out the way one hopes. The book offers a tender look at family and how war affects relationships.

10. Why I Like The Book? I love this book because of the perfect mix of joy and tragedy. The novel made up of the perfect combination of flashbacks and present experiences of Tommo , a soldier who joins the army a age of 16 to fight the WWI. The author uses these memories to lay the background and to build our suspense so that we are unable to look away when we discover that Charlie is about to die.

11. My favorite Lines: All I know is that I must survive. I have promise to keep. I tried to smile back, but no smile come only tears. With that volley a part of me had died with him. I could believe only in the hell I was living in, a hell on earth and it was Man-made , not God-made.

12. Conclusion: Love is the major theme of the book. Many different kind of love is presented: there is the love the brothers feel for one another and their mother. Love for your life partner. Love for the country. It is a tender novel about love and honor.

13. Presented by- SHIV SUNDER BARIK