2. What connection does Ashmol make between the land covered with seawater and Pobby and Dingan? Why is that important to the story?
- When Ashmol went to opal place to find Pobby and Dingan, he remembered Ashmol father Rex, told Ashmol something; He told that "All this land where Lightning Ridge is now was once covered by seawater and how all kinds of sea creatures had been found fossilized in the rock." He "felt a shiver go down my spine just thinking about how strange this was, that a sea was once here where now there is nothing but dry land." He surprised this dry land, so he thought maybe Pobby and Dingan might be exist, because he did not know these facts, so he just thought forward Pobby and Dingan are real maybe.
At the first of story, Ashmol did not believe Pobby and Dingan. He thought they don't exist ever. However when Ashmol went opal place to pretend to find Pobby and Dingan, his mind became little change. He thought "maybe if this amazing thing was true it was just possible Pobby and Dingan were true too." He did not believe Pobby and Dingan at first, but from this happen his mind became change and it become very important about Pobby and Dingan might be exist or not exist for this descriptions, and this is Ashmol's changing points in this story. Also Ashmol will be find Pobby and Dingan as best he can, and can see Pobby and Dingan or not.
5. In the very end of the novel, Ashmol talks about what it’s like to “believe in something which is hard to see. Or to keep looking for something that’s totally hard to find.” Discuss the importance of imagination and dreams in this novel. Why are they so important even if they cannot be seen. Consider what dreams Rex, the father, and Annie, the mother, have in the story. Consider, also, the dream that Ashmol has. How do those "unseen" dreams connect to Kellyanne's belief in Pobby and Dingan?
- Many people have their own imaginations or dreams, not only in this novel characters have imaginations or dreams. For example Kellyanne have big imaginations about Pobby and Dingan. Kellyanne expect Pobby and Dingan too much, so Kellyanne became sick. All of her family worried Kellyanne especially her father Rex and her brother Ashmol. Kellyanne's father Rex had imaginations with big dreams. Rex bring Kellyanne mom Annie to Lightning Ridge, and in this town it had nothing. There was only desert with nothing. However Rex wanted to be rich and make a lot of money with opal. Also he wanted that his family all become healthy with peaceful life, but especially Kellyanne did not healthy, because of worrying Pobby and Dingan. Rex loved opal, and also he thought, if he work and find great opal, he believe he becomes rich man with his family Kellyanne, his wife Annie, and Ashmol. Rex had a big future dreams with his opal minds. Also Ashmol had imaginations about all of his family stay together with him. At first Ashmol was young, but he understand his mom. He knew that his mom kept remind about England, because she was missing her home, and her beautiful life in England. Ashmol worried his mom, so he prepared to sell opal in holiday for his mom. Ashmol is very nice guy, and he worried about Kellyanne a lot. Kellyanne became sick, because Pobby and Dingan disappeared, so she worried too much and become sick. Therefore Ashmol pretended to find Pobby and Dingan for Kellyanne. However Kellyanne did not believe Ashmol, but still he went to opal place to find Pobby and Dingan for Kellyanne. He worried all of his family and help his family a lot. Also both Rex and Ashmol have imaginations or have their dreams for their families. However Kellyanne have"unseen" dreams and invisible friends Pobby and Dingan. She believes Dingan has opal belly botton, and she always think Pobby and Dingan are stay with her and she wanted to believe every time. In my opinion she was very lonely and she need that someone play with her, stay with her, and protect her. Also she hope that all family stay with her. All of their family want to be safe and stay together with peace.
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