English - The Secret River von Blessing, Christa

Das Arbeitsheft zum Roman 'The Secret River' von Kate Grenville beinhaltet Zitate und dazugehörige Fragestellungen und fordert dazu auf, über die Geschichte im Roman, aber vor allem auch über das eigene Leben nachzudenken. In einigen Kapiteln werden literaturtheoretische Fragen aufgegriffen. Das Arbeitsheft ist so aufgebaut, dass viele Übungen direkt im Heft gelöst werden können. Die im Heft angegebenen Seitenzahlen entsprechen den Seitenzahlen der Taschenbuchausgabe von 'The Secret River' (Canongate Books, ISBN: 978-0857860842) Buchbeschreibung des Schülerbuchs: The Secret River by Kate Grenville, © 2005 Kate Grenville's award winning novel tells the story of William Thornhill growing up in the slums of London in the early 19th century. Petty crime is the only means of survival for him and his family. When he is caught stealing expensive wood one day, he is first sentenced to death, but then sent to the penal colony of New South Wales, Australia. His wife and children may accompany him and in Australia he and his wife are able to work their way up from being a waterman and selling alcohol to becoming a free trader on the Hawkesbury River and finally becoming landowners. However, the Darug people have owned and used the area for ages and do not accept Thornhill's new ownership of a piece of its land without a fight. Thornhill realises that there is a fine line between coexistence with the native population and acts of violence on both sides. The clash of the cultures of native Australians on the one hand and of the British settlers on the other hand is one of the main topics of this novel. Other aspects are the difficult living conditions of the poor in Great Britain in the 19th century and the penal system at that time. Students' book with annotations by Christa Blessing.