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1. Plot (synopsis) It´s the year 1941. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Australia has declared war on Japan. Hartley, the son of Michael Penrose, a pearling master in Broome (WA), is "adrift in life" because his love affair with Mitsy is blighted by war and racism. Mitsy is a beautiful Japanese girl and the daughter of Zeke, one of Michael Penrose´s pearl divers. Years before she had lost her father because of Mr Penrose´s fatal decision to sail out though it had been too early in the season. In a cyclone Zeke had drowned and Hartley had been seriously injured. Now Alice, Hartley´s sister, who has offered her services to her country as a nurse, has apparently been killed by the Japanese while being on service. Due to the growth of pre-existing suspicion and distrust increased by the anxieties of the war and his personal experiences Hartley feels that his own positive feelings begin to change dangerously. Will Hartley´s love for Mitsy prevail? ... 2. Selection Principle Garry Disher´s "The Divine Wind" was highly acclaimed by critics as a beautiful "Australian rite-of-passage novel" (Helen Purdie), a "novel of adolescence blighted by war" (Sally McInerney). Moreover, the fact that it was shortlisted for The 1999 Australian Children’s Book Council (CBC) Book of the Year Award for Older Readers and won The Ethel Turner prize for Young Adult Fiction might be proof enough that it is an excellent choice as a class reader. Indeed, the novel meets the requirements of an adequate school reader in many respects. It is a favourite reader at Australian schools (level: 11 and 12) and a prescribed text for the Victoria Certificate of Education (VCE English 2003). With about 35,000 words this novel written by a renowned and skilful Australian author is an ideal length for reading in class, and students may not have difficulties with its vocabulary.
Approximate Word count = 1221
Approximate Pages = 4.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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