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Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo5/12/2023 ![]() My favourite part of the novel was when a Nazi spared the life of Tommo and showed that he too, wanted peace in Europe and to befriend Tommo. ![]() Not only is the story brimming with history, it tells a story of love and loss which touches the heart of a reader. When Charlie ends up marrying and having a child with Molly, I really felt for Tommo. I like the way Morpurgo includes a disabled person and shows that whatever skin colour, whatever nation, whether disabled or not, everyone is equal and can have their own opinion.Īlso, I noticed the relationship between the brothers and how Charlie and Tommo gave that extra bit of care that Big Joe needed.Ĭharlie and Tommo are both in love with the same childhood sweetheart, Molly. There are three brothers from the Peaceful family, the eldest is Big Joe, who has an intellectual disability, then Charlie and Tommo. By the end, the story is relayed in present tense – so it builds tension and keeps the reader gripped. ![]() Set in the fields of Devon and the WW1 battlefields of Flanders, the whole story is written as if the main character, Tommo (Thomas) is looking back at his past in his home village and the trenches. ![]()
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