Tom Brennan Character Analysis

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The new phases of life and social context is predicated through the sum of feats and experiences as crises and adversity are usually the greatest motivator which propel individuals to become better than they were before. J.C. Burke’s ‘The Story of Tom Brennan’ (TSTB) is an example of the transitional process through entering a new, unknown area which acts as a catalyst for beneficial change. Obstructed by turmoil both mentally and physically, the protagonist Tom Brennan relieves his severe life in the town of Coghill achieving new standards in conjunction to Lisa Forrest’s article ‘Testing new waters after leaving the swimming pool’ (TNWALTS) is another type towards transitional change that explores the personal crisis and career changes over …show more content…

Lisa Forrest’s news article ‘TNWALTS’ demonstrates her ever changing life and the difficulties faced, whereas she wanted to pursue her own goal and reality despite her initial career within the Olympic waters: “I was pursuing my personal goal – to be something more than just an Olympic swimmer.” Implies her mindset and seriousness psychologically as Olympians are revered around the world as top class athletes as she retires from professional swimming and into the world of journalism. “Managing transition is part of life. Some transitions we choose, some are chosen for us” in which the formal tone describes the phases in life which fuels the drive towards change in impact of careers and what everyone thinks best in terms of personal matters. Transition can range from being a positive or negative feeling, as “If we are to help them slipping from transition to depression” the negative connotation of ‘depression’ shows the properties of transition and how it can link towards the impact of transition, through the sacrifices made from the once Olympian to another phase in which she …show more content…

Recuperating from the time in prison shows the state of mind stricken from the life imprisonment through the lines: “I have bad dreams like I’m falling and wake up scared, it takes me awhile to remember where I am” shows he is used to the time in prison as he views that prison was a ‘home’, as transition is present as the impact of the life in prison led to his uneventful demise from the zoom out scene engraving ‘Brooks was Here’ is symbolic of his suicide as he hangs himself shows the transition as he decided to take himself out the way it is done in

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