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Fly Away Peter


Use the EasyEdit button above to add any useful resources you find as we study this text. Remember to add a link and a brief descritpion for each resource.

Selected Student Essays:

Themes in Fly Away Peter: A discussion of some of the novel's themes.

'The characters of Imogen, Ashley and Jim counter the despair created by war'. Discuss.

An Independent Study: One student explores the 'importance of the individual mind' in Fly Away Peter


About the author:

David Malouf (Links to information about the author)

A brief interview with the author about how he writes: The Book Show SBS

General Resources for the Novel:

Skoool: Interactive Learning:
A brief outline of the novel's basic components

Herald Sun Text Guide:
Explores the two quotes that preface the novel

A portrayal of Australia's reaction to World War 1 from the series 1915. Compare this to the the events described in Chapter 5 of 'Fly Away Peter'.

A portrayal of a brief ceasefire on the battlefields during World War 1 from the miniseries 1915.

"It's not our bloody war!" shows a scene from the movie Gallipoli where the main characters discuss the war.

Boy Soldiers shows some of the pressure to enlist during WW1

The final scene from Gallipoli, the movie











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