Joyce nyarko in this picture this little boy trying to find things in the trash like raphael and gardo did so i think this picture represents trash. I hope hes a oneeyed prison guard now and telling his tale about how he tried to sell a little boy after a deal was made and that boy turned round and took. With twists and turns, unrelenting action, and deep, raw emotion. Richard curtis wrote the script, whilst stephen daldry directed. This is where frederico gonz, a grave memorial maker tells the. Andy mulligans novel trash is a moving tribute to the power of community and solidarity. Like i think i must have got an eye and ill be honest, i hope so. Andy mulligan has written a powerful story about unthinkable povertyand the kind of hope and determination that can transcend it. Raphael, gardo, and rat junjun who spend their time. The novel trash, written by andy mulligan, is a dystopian young adult novel.
After completing university in the united kingdom, he worked as a theater director and he. This study guide consists of approximately 38 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of trash. Trash by andy mulligan questions flashcards quizlet. Mulligan explained that it was, a vast dumpsite in manila, which is where i live and work a gorgeous country, full of paradise islands and the most hospitable people in the world. The narrative follows a group of people who live on a dumpsite and make their entire. The boys, raphael, gardo and rat, discover little bits and pieces about jose as they strive to uncover the secret of his murder. Create marketing content that resonates with prezi video. Published in 2010, andy mulligans dystopian young adult novel trash examines themes of poverty, homelessness, corruption, and friendship. Even though they are not brothers, gardo looks out for raphael.
Andy mulligans trash deals with challenging issues, including children living in third world countries and poverty. My name is raphael fernandez and i am a dumpsite boy. Mulligan states that the setting for the novel is fictitious but loosely based on what he saw in manila. When the police show up to question them, even offer them money, the. Andy mulligan has fitted a lot of action into quite a short novel and he describes the unique setting of his story in such detail that you can really picture it in your mind, although i have to warn you that some of the descriptions are not very pleasant especially the prison cages. The whole project was steered into port by producer kris thykier. Trash is described as harrowing, exhilarating, humbling and quite brilliant. For something called garbage, andy mulligans 229page thriller trash is the exact opposite. A movie of trash, staring rooney mara and martin sheen, will release in late 2014 or early 2015. In an unnamed third world country, raphael, gardo, and rat junjun are three trash boys, living in squalor and spending their days picking through hordes of garbage in the hopes of finding something salvageable. They all live as scavengers, or trash boys, on a rotting landfill called behala.
He used the places that are familiar to us filipinos. Is on an adventure with gardo and rat to discover the secrets behind the jose angelico investigation 1. Set in the near future in an unnamed country, it follows the adventures of three boys who take turns narrating the story. How mulligan writes this book is a clever way because you have to finish the book to know what happens to raphael, gardo, rat, the police, senator zapanta, father. Probably accurately, since mulligan says at the end of the book that the setting is loosely based on a place he visited in the philippines, where he taught. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Parents need to know that this book is about three boys living in a trash dump and they are pretty frank about the often disturbing details of their impoverished lives. The reader can clearly tell that the 3 main themesideas in the novel trash are poverty, friendship and corruption.
One is beaten by police and suffers nightmares afterward, while another lives in a ratinfested hole in the ground. Their lives are rugged, poverty stricken, unadventurous. There was another part of this story that was hard to read, but will not dissuade me from having my daughter read it it was the. Andy mulligans trash is anything but lifestyle gma. He is only fourteen years old, and has been picking trash since the age of three. The tale of 3 dumpsite boys, raphael, gardo and rat, who live on the trash heaps of behala and sort through it, hoping to find anything they can sell or recycle. He worked at a theatre in london as a theatre director for ten years before going to travel throughout asia, which made him want to become a teacher because he felt sorry for uneducated children. Then one unluckylucky day, the world turns upside down.
Far from diverting attention from the philippines, the seemingly insignificant details that andy mulligan utilized in trash even serve to reinforce the idea that the story was actually set in our very own manila, particularly in that hectaresbig dumpsite called payatas. Language techniques, such as sensory language and imagery language, and setting descriptions were. He worked as a theatre director for ten years before travels in asia prompted him to retrain as a teacher. Martin sheen starred as the priest, having heard the novel was set in the philippines a country dear to his heart ever since apocalypse now. Trash setting andy mulligan this study guide consists of approximately 38 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of trash. Andy mulligans trash deals with challenging issues, including poverty and children living in third world countries. Mulligan explained that it was, a vast dumpsite in manila, which is where i live and work a gorgeous country, full of paradise.
Raphael, gardo, and junjun known as rat throughout most of the book. Andy mulligan has fitted a lot of action into quite a short novel and he describes the unique setting of his story in such detail that. With the right key you can bust the door wide open. Trash themes from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. The novel trash by andy mulligan that has 3 main characters. Finds the bag in the trash which leads the boys onto the mystery 1. He uses setting descriptions and rich characters in this book to help the reader to understand poverty and third world countries as it helps the reader to.
Raphael, gardo and junjun, explores many different themes through several different elements. One page of quotes for the important settings in trash by andy mulligan. Cover of trash by andy mulligan, published by david fickling, reprint by permission of the random house group limited. Mulligan uses language techniques as well as rich characters and setting descriptions to help educate readers about poverty. He and his friend gardo spend most of their days picking through the huge trash pile looking for everyday items and food. The following version of this book was sued to create this study guide. Andy mulligan has written a powerful story about unthinkable poverty and the kind of hope and determination that can transcend it. He purposely keeps the country a secret because he does not. Trash is a 2014 crime drama thriller film directed by stephen daldry and written by richard curtis, based on andy mulligan s 2010 novel of same name. Smoky mountain, the old dumpsite in tondo, has since been closed and abandoned. These are the techniques andy mulligan uses to create suspense in his book trash. Unnamed developing country in a notsodistant future. In the beginning, he does not describe himself as unhappy with the situation.
The creators of sparknotes trash study guide from litcharts. Trash is a thriller with moral weight and a complex structure. Trash by andrew andy mulligan, a british theatre director, drama teacher and now novelist is set most likely in the philippines. These techniques are used very well in the book because it will keep you guessing and reading. However this changes when the boys find something in the trash. Andy mulligan was brought up in the south of london. With twists and turns, unrelenting action, and deep, raw emotion, trash is a heartpounding, breathholding novel. Andy mulligan grew up in london, england and he was educated at oxford university.
How i wrote trash in 10 days straight the author of trash on how some stories are biters that you just cant shake off. Although mulligan presents trash as happening in a relatively distant future, this novel seems realistically present, and while the country or geographic area are not specified, the celebrations of the day of the dead seem to point to mexico, a nation influenced by mexican cultural traditions, or one of. Trash by andy mulligan central rappahannock regional library. When author andy mulligan was asked what inspired him to write trash he said that it was the setting. He has taught english and drama in india, brazil, the philippines and the uk.
English trash by andy mulligan by grace arcus on prezi. Jose angelico is a man of mystery in andy mulligans novel, trash. This novel is about three boys who are quite poor and must look through the. Trash is a gem of a book for an english teacher the kind that. Despite the storys disheartening setting, the characters grim lives. He has taught english and drama in india, brazil, vietnam, the philippines and the uk. Free trash worksheets and literature unit for teachers. The entire thematic core of andy mulligans trash is one of seemingly hopeless economic and social desolation. Andy mulligan, trash i had not heard of this book or the author until the guardian childrens books site sent it to me, but i am very glad that they did because it. Refer closely to plot, character, setting and style. Download read trash 2010 by andy mulligan in pdf, epub.
Smoky mountain for us it is spelled with an e as in smokey, green hills greenhills is a shopping center in san juan where the former presidentvicepresidentsenator, joseph estrada lives, mckinley. Part 1, chapter 1, page 3 raphael identifies, first and foremost, as a dumpsite boy. The film stars rooney mara, martin sheen, wagner moura, and selton mello. The main characters in the book trash by andy mulligan are introduced as raphael fernandez and gardo. Setting quotes for trash by andy mulligan by jon turner. He spends his days wading through mountains of steaming trash, sifting it, sorting it, breathing it. Discuss why this is an appropriate description of the novel. Novel by andy mulligan character links by charlotte gibbswhite 1. Do something the novel trash is more than just a fictional story about some young boys, but it is a representation of a world which is suffering from poverty and struggling to survive. Poverty and themes in trash by andy mulligan 823 words. He spends his days wading through mountains of steaming trash, sifting it, sorting it, breathing it, sleeping on it.
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