Themes What themes are explored in Im Not Scared?

- Types of fears - Different ways people deal with / respond to fear - What fear can make people do - Need to confront fear, what happens if you dont Loyalty and Betrayal - Family loyalty - Loyalty to friends - Importance of loyalty - Destructiveness of betrayal - Difficulty of being loyal Cruelty - Innate potential for humans to be cruel - Insensitivity to cruelty

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Fear

- Questions why/how people can be cruel

The fragility of trust Moral Obligation Guilt and Innocence Human potential for cruelty Imagination and reality Things are not always as they seem Effect of poverty, aspirations and desperation Friendship versus Power Family bonds acquiring values - betrayal of family - father/son relationships - mother/child Childhood Innocence Power of Storytelling

 North vs South???

2. Contrasts There are many contrasts to be seen in the text as demonstrated in the themes of the text. Complete the following table with examples from the text:

KINDNESS

CRUELTY

COURAGE

FEAR

LOYALTY

BETRAYAL

SUPPORT

BULLYING

GOOD

EVIL

DREAMS

NIGHTMARES

SOUTHERNERS

NORTHERNERS

VILLAGERS

OUTSIDERS

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For each theme from Im Not Scared identify the following:

Incidents/events/actions which work to develop the theme Key Characters Quotes Connections with other themes Summarise the messages / the way the theme is developed in the text

Theme

Fear (opposed by bravery/courage) Cruelty / Evil Loyalty and Trust Moral weakness of humans (opposed by strong morality bravery and courage) Destructiveness of greed

Guilt and Innocence Things are not always as they seem Imagination and reality Effect of poverty, aspirations and desperation Childhood Innocence Friendship versus Power Family bonds Power of Storytelling