Tomorrow, When The War Began | Chapter 3 Questions

1. Why does Robyn think they are the only people ever to have gone into Hell?

In the case of more recent times, the story of the Hermit from Hell definitely is known to scare people away from such a place. However, before that, there is nothing to say nobody did it, only to say that it is unlikely. Such a name as Hell, it can be used to scare off others, most people of religion would not want to go to a place.

2. Why do you think the valley is called Hell?

This may have been named so to scare the people from the beautiful place filled with wildlife. Such places now are scarce within the world and can often be protected with legends and myths to scare others from destroying a sacred or beautiful place.

3. Why must the teenagers seem like visitors from hell to the wild things living in the clearing? How is this ironic?

Ironically enough, Hell is described as gorgeous and full of life. When the group comes, the wildlife expects them to light fires and spread gas, leave rubbish accidentally, and destroy the tracks along the way. In place destroying the grand clearing. Compared to the wildlife living there, the teenagers come from a destroyed home. Filled with gas, dying life and different killing people, whether they kill the Earth or others.

4. What picture of Kevin do we get in this chapter?

In this chapter, we see more of Kevin and his capabilities. Especially how he seemed to be good at surviving in this scenario. However, later on, we see him being a total vandal. Breaking off branches off of alive trees instead of taking the dead branches instead. Which should have been easier to light anyway.

5. What does Ellie liken Fi to? Do you think this is a fair assessment of her character? Use examples from the text to support your thinking

Fi is compared to an exotic butterfly, in Chapter three, on page 33. From what I have read on Fi I think this is a pleasant comparison of her character to another being. Graceful, like a butterfly. Exotic in the way that she was raised so differently to the others. One example is something small, yet noticeable. Every one of the teenagers went on something known as the Outward Bound course, which I gather is a form of a camping trip. This seems something that would be exciting for everyone, however, Fi did not attend. A second example is the same scene where she is compared to an exotic butterfly, where it is said that she has never had two-minute noodles and that her parents prefer her to eat 'healthier foods.'

6. At times Ellie switches her narration from retelling the story to commenting about her life in the present - why do you think the author has chosen to write in this style?

I believe this is to help the reader remember that this has all already happened and is not being told as it goes. Ellie is reminding us that she already knows how this story ends. Also so she can tell the story as she wants. To quote how she has done this; 'I can't remember any hike or campout I'd been on where people sat around the fire telling stories or singing. It just never seemed to happen that way. But that night we did sit up late, and talk and talk.'