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Tuesday, September 14, 2021

yellow brick road

 witi ihimaera , where is he from - Gisborne

1. why does the narrator (speaker) believe they are moving to wellington? to start something different i guess , having a better life and a fresh start.

2. on page 1 , what big difference between waituhi and wellington does the narrator mention? theirs a lot of pakehas and not much Maori's

3. on page 3, we find out that dad told uncle sam they were moving to wellington because? no more jobs back home and they were going to make lots of money in welly

4. how does the narrators attitude towards moving change once they draw nearer to the city? excited and hyped.

5. Emerald city , yellow brick road , flying monkeys , scarecrow , tinman and cowardly lion  , are all allusions (references) to what famous book? why do you think the author made this comparison? to get the audiences attention , to make it more interesting so more people can be interested in to reading it.