7 ‘The Journey Within’
7.1 The Tree and intrigue as it is clear that she will have
to be brave and overcome difficulties in
1 Learners’ notes and paragraphs may include her quest. It adds a dramatic element as
the following: it is clear deliberate challenges will be put
before her. It makes the reader wonder if
• Aveleen’s journey is to find out who the she is being tested to be the next leader.
Chosen One (their next leader) is by going
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to the top of the Brown Mountain. 3 Learners may consider the following in their
discussions:
• Aveleen is full of anguish as she is worried
about her father and that she may not find • The Tree is powerful and in control. It
the answer in time – before all the leaves has a capital letter to show that it is not
on the Tree turn silver. She is also tired, as just any tree. The Tree has indicated that
the journey is long. Celegorn will soon die and it has the
power to reject those who put themselves
• Celegorn is Aveleen’s father and the up to be the new leader. The Tree is timing
current leader. He is 150 and had been the events as it is turning silver. The Tree
given the sign that he will die soon and go is never wrong.
to the Other Worlds.
• The Tree is turning silver to mirror
• The setting is similar to our world in that Celegorn’s ageing and dying, so they seem
there are features such as trees, rocks inextricably linked.
and mountains. However, there are also
elements of fantasy, such as the leaves on • Trees are usually associated with life
the tree turning silver, the two suns in the cycles and wisdom. They have deep roots
sky and the plants swaying despite there and live for many years longer than
being no breeze. The landscape is rocky humans.
and barren. It sounds quite hostile and
4 Learners’ answers will vary.
desolate. It seems to be a foreign setting
to Aveleen as she describes it as a very
strange place. 7.2 The farmers
2 Learners may consider the following in their 1 Learners read the extract aloud.
discussions:
2 Learners should consider the following in
• Magical elements: the devious, false trails, their analyses:
the Other Worlds, living to 150, a speaking
• The dialogue between Celegorn and
tree that has warned Celegorn that he will Aveleen is quite formal due to the serious
die soon, the Tree rejecting new leaders, nature of their conversation. There is a
the Tree turning silver, two suns, plants sense of urgency as he commands her. She
swaying with no breeze. realises how urgent it is, so although she
• ‘Real’ elements: Aveleen is tired and initially questions him, she then stops. She
thirsty – real human frailties/needs, clearly has great respect for him and is a
she is anguished and loves her father dutiful daughter.
– real human emotions, men putting
• The dialogue between Aveleen and the
themselves forward to be leader – gender two farmers is very different as they are
stereotyping, normal clothing/accessories quite uneducated and are impressed
– boots, bag etc., elements of landscape by her intelligence. Their argument is
such as rocks, trees, mountains.
quite comic because of their bickering
• The effect of combining magical and real relationship, and her suggestion is clever,
elements – the reader can identify with so they are impressed. Their dialogue is
Aveleen and her urgency to get back to informal, with contractions, as it is quite a
her father before he dies. It adds mystery casual conversation and also shows their
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