Summary Diamond Boy - English Home Language

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,INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 5
CHARACTERS ...................................................................................................................... 7
PLOT OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................... 13
SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................ 23
❖ PROLOGUE.................................................................................................................... 23
Analysis .......................................................................................................................... 24
JOURNEY-CHAPTER 1-7 ..................................................................................................... 27
❖ CHAPTER 1 ................................................................................................................... 29
Analysis .......................................................................................................................... 30
❖ CHAPTER 2 ................................................................................................................... 32
Analysis .......................................................................................................................... 35
❖ CHAPTER 3 ................................................................................................................... 36
Analysis .......................................................................................................................... 38
❖ CHAPTER 4 ................................................................................................................... 38
Analysis .......................................................................................................................... 41
❖ CHAPTER 5 ................................................................................................................... 43
Analysis .......................................................................................................................... 45
❖ CHAPTER 6 ................................................................................................................... 46
Analysis .......................................................................................................................... 48
❖ CHAPTER 7 ................................................................................................................... 50
Analysis .......................................................................................................................... 53
MINING-CHAPTER 8-15 ..................................................................................................... 57
❖ CHAPTER 8 ................................................................................................................... 61
Analysis .......................................................................................................................... 63
Chapter 8 Character Development ................................................................................ 64
❖ CHAPTER 9 ................................................................................................................... 64
Analysis .......................................................................................................................... 69
Chapter 9 Character development: ................................................................................ 70
❖ CHAPTER 10 ................................................................................................................. 71
Analysis .......................................................................................................................... 73
❖ CHAPTER 11 ................................................................................................................. 74
Chapter 11 Character Development and Analysis ......................................................... 77
❖ CHAPTER 12 ................................................................................................................. 80
Analysis .......................................................................................................................... 83
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, ❖ CHAPTER 13 ................................................................................................................. 84
Analysis .......................................................................................................................... 87
Chapter 13 Character Development .............................................................................. 88
❖ CHAPTER 14 ................................................................................................................. 89
Analysis .......................................................................................................................... 90
Chapter 14 Character development ............................................................................... 91
❖ CHAPTER 15 ................................................................................................................. 91
Analysis .......................................................................................................................... 93
SOLDIERS (CHAPTERS 16-21) ............................................................................................. 95
❖ CHAPTER 16 ................................................................................................................. 98
Chapter 16 Character Development ............................................................................ 100
❖ CHAPTER 17 ............................................................................................................... 101
Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 105
Chapter 17 Character development ............................................................................. 107
❖ CHAPTER 18 ............................................................................................................... 108
❖ CHAPTER 19 ............................................................................................................... 111
Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 114
❖ CHAPTER 20 ............................................................................................................... 114
Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 118
❖ CHAPTER 21 ............................................................................................................... 119
Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 121
PATSON’S GAME (CHAPTERS 22 – 28) ............................................................................. 124
❖ CHAPTER 22 ............................................................................................................... 126
Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 128
❖ CHAPTER 23 ............................................................................................................... 129
Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 133
❖ CHAPTER 24 ............................................................................................................... 134
Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 135
❖ CHAPTER 25 ............................................................................................................... 136
Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 139
Chapter 25 Character Development ............................................................................ 140
❖ CHAPTER 26 ............................................................................................................... 143
Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 145
❖ CHAPTER 27 ............................................................................................................... 145
Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 147

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, ❖ CHAPTER 28 ............................................................................................................... 148
Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 151
GRACE (CHAPTERS 29– 34) ............................................................................................. 155
❖ CHAPTER 29 ............................................................................................................... 157
Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 159
❖ CHAPTER 30 ............................................................................................................... 160
Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 163
❖ CHAPTER 31 ............................................................................................................... 164
Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 166
❖ CHAPTER 32 ............................................................................................................... 170
Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 172
❖ CHAPTER 33 ............................................................................................................... 173
Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 176
❖ CHAPTER 34 ............................................................................................................... 177
Analysis ........................................................................................................................ 180
THEMES .......................................................................................................................... 182
LOSS .................................................................................................................................. 183
CORRUPTION AND GREED ....................................................................................................... 190
OVERCOMING CHALLENGES ..................................................................................................... 204
THE ROLE OF VIOLENCE .......................................................................................................... 220
THE JOURNEY TO MATURITY, MANHOOD AND ADULTHOOD ............................................................ 225
LIES AND DECEIT VERSUS THE TRUTH ......................................................................................... 243
THE ROLE OF LOVE................................................................................................................. 253
REFERENCES ................................................................................................................... 256




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