Book Report: The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole

Book Title: The Secret Diary Of Adrian Mole

Book Genre: Novel presented via the type of a diary of a teenage boy known as Adrian Mole

Author: Sue Townsend

A. PSYCHIC BOOK REPORT:

What I anticipate this book is about / will include: As the title itself implies, this is a secret diary of the individual known as Adrian Mole. I count on to study some of his private mind, beliefs and secrets. I think that the book includes quick notes about the boy's just about every day activities, how the most important personality feels whilst performing them and what are the consequences of the actions taken by him.

Why?

I believe that the diary format of this novel tends to make it very straightforward to study and recognize. The dates written in the diary give us a clear thought of while specifically the action occurred, exactly where and who are the persons to take portion in specific activities.

B. NOTE ON THE AUTHOR: Susan Lillian Townsend is the creator of Britain's finest loved and bestselling diarist, Adrian Mole. She was born on 2nd April 1946 in Leicester and went to Glen Hills Most important College. She is an English novelist, playwright screenwriter and columnist, very best named the author of the Adrian Mole books. Her father was a postman and she was the eldest of 5 sisters. Following failing her 11-plus exam, Townsend then went to the secondary contemporary South Wigston Higher College. She left College at the age of 15 and worked in a assortment of jobs which includes factory worker and shop assistant. She married a sheet-metal worker and had 3 youngsters by the time she was 22. She joined a writers' group at the Phoenix Theater, Leicester in her thirties. She has 4 kids: Sean, Daniel, Victoria and Elizabeth. At the time of writing the 1st Adrian Mole book, Townsend was living on the Saffron Lane Estate. The Increasing Pains of Adrian Mole was reputedly primarily based on her kids's experiences at Mary Linwood Extensive College in Leicester. Quite a few of the teachers who seem in the book are primarily based on actual employees who worked at the College in the early 1980 s. While the book was filmed, it was mainly filmed at a distinct College nearby. Mary Linwood Extensive was closed in 1997. The 1st 2 published stories appeared in a quick-lived arts journal entitled just magazine, the editing and production of which Townsend was involved. The 1st 2 books in the series appealed to Several readers as a realistic and humorous remedy of the inner life of an adolescent boy. Townsend has suffered from diabetes for A number of years, as a outcome of which she was registered blind in 2001, and has woven this theme into her work. For her work she has been presented with Various awards. On February 25, 2009, Leicester City Council announced that Townsend will be offered the Honorary Freedom of Leicester. She is married and has 4 youngsters and 5 grandchildren and nonetheless lives in Leicester.

C. Thing OF VIEW: Teenagers will often be teenagers. All of them have College and love troubles, as effectively as troubles with their parents. While the book was initially written in 1982, ten years ahead of I was even born, all the concepts and feelings in the book are nonetheless valid now.

D. TONE: ( How does the author feel toward her topic, her protagonist or probably even her audience? )

The author has produced this book enjoyable and effortless to study and comprehend. Via Adrian Mole she addresses all the teenagers in the globe by telling them that this period of Expanding up and Getting mature may possibly be challenging, however intriguing and funny.

E. SETTING:

1. TIME: (Although is the book set? What characterized the time in query? )

The book is set in the 1980's. The references to the Royal Wedding, Abba, Punks and Margaret Thatcher may possibly be confusing to some younger readers. It tends to make you recognize how tiny factors adjust. The Sun, terrible city schools, spots, College plays and Marmite are all element of every day British life and will maybe normally be with us. One factor I would say is that there are so Several references to uniquely British objects in this book that overseas readers may possibly get confused. There are Quite a few references to PE shorts, Marmite, Spotted Dick, the Sunday Mirror, the RSPCA etc.

2. Location: (What areas are incorporated in the book? )

Although we start off reading the book, the initially Spot we're introduced to is Adrian's property. According to him, the home exactly where he lives has 2 floors. On the initially floor There's the kitchen, exactly where Adrian cooked a meal though each of his parents had been ill. Apparently, the bedrooms are upstairs, since he stated that he had to run upstairs and downstairs all day lengthy to support them recover. There is a tiny garden exactly where the dog often runs away. The property has a front door and a back door exactly where Mr. Lucas ran away from. There's an additional home subsequent to Adrian's residence. It is Mr. and Mrs. Lucas's property with a garden. The second Place that Adrian requires us to is his College. It is got a College dining room exactly where the students have their lunch through break. Students had to wait in lines in order to get their meal. Subsequent to describe is the old home of Bert Baxter. It's not clean and it smells horribly due to the fact of the fact that Bert Baxter smokes and drinks a lot. Though Adrian gets the job of delivering newspapers, he gave a brief description of the street exactly where the wealthy persons lived. He mentioned that the homes have been very major. The name of the street was Elm Tree Avenue. It was the street exactly where Pandora lived with her household. Ultimately, the entire action in the book requires Spot in the city of Leicester, situated in the East Midlands of England. It really is one of the oldest cities in England.

F. Quick PLOT SUMMARY:

13 year old Adrian begins his diary on January first in the early 80's. He writes an entry each and every day for almost 2 years. He reflects on his College, his unrequited love (Pandora Baithwaite), and his parents (like his hilariously awful feminist mother). Adrian decides that he is an "undiscovered intellectual" and tries desperately to increase his brain by reading as Quite a few books as he can. He generally misses the thing in all the books he reads yet is confident about his incorrect assertions. Here lies the some of the humor - we see the globe via Adrian's eyes and we can fully grasp what's extremely going on in between his mother and Mr "Creep" Lucus. Yet Adrian does not incredibly realize it all but. You feel so sorry for Adrian even though his parents argue or whilst he is bullied, yet the subsequent laugh is usually merely round the corner.

Most important conflict?

This book is very effective at communicating the confusion that adolescence can generally be. It's too hugely touching.

Turning factor - Adrian's believed of getting a much better life and the believed that he deserves improved life than the life he lives now. He realised that it was Higher time for his father to locate a job, to be nicely paid and to enhance Adrian's pocket income.

Resolutions / Outcomes?

Very first of all Adrian promised to assistance the terrible, so collected some old comics and brought them to a boy who lived nearby. Then he promised not to squeeze his spots, yet he did not incredibly retain his promise. He did not fulfill his resolution about drinking alcohol, simply because he drank whisky although he was staying at Nigel's residence. Adrian mentioned that he would not try smoking and this is one of the resolutions that he stuck to.

G. CHARACTERS: ( Extensive descriptions of the most important characters in the book, such as look, character, relationships which aid define the personality, as effectively as the personality's progress and/or transformation via the course of the book)

1. Adrian Mole is a teenage boy who is 13 ¾ years old at the starting of the book. Getting a teenage boy, he is not very sociable and talkative as females at that age. Because he does not speak about his challenges, he decides to retain a diary, exactly where he will write almost everything that takes place to him. He begins his diary with a Numerous new resolutions for the New Year since he desires to be a new and a superior individual. His life scenario is very negative for the reason that his parents never spend consideration on him and simply because they are constantly arguing. He thinks that he has spots on his face and that one specific spot is Developing very significant, due to the fact his mother does not know every little thing about vitamins, and his diet regime is very bad. I feel that he should really have extra interest from his parents, particularly from his mother. We often fully grasp and feel for Adrian's emotional issues and the physical adjustments he goes via. Adrian is such as any other teenager - he has spots and he reads pornography. Adrian use to be alone and he has to be far more sociable, he should really have an individual that extremely loves him and requires care of him as well. The relationship among Adrian's parents is pretty poor. They are arguing all the time. At College, a new girl known as Pandora has arrived and he thinks that he has fallen in love with her. She sits subsequent to him in Geography classes and he quickly realizes he has feelings for her. They have a love relationship, however Pandora believed it was very severe so they decided to slow down a bit. But the most embarrassing of all circumstances for Adrian was though he was developing his model aeroplane. He decided to try an experimental sniff of the glue, he smelled the glue and his nose stuck to the plane. Adrian's father took Adrian to hospital and every person laughed at him. No matter what occurred to him, he remained a decent and form individual.

2. Personality 2

Pandora is Adrian Mole's attractive, treacle-haired initially girlfriend and lifelong obsession. Pandora is the girl Adrian fells in love with. She sits subsequent to Adrian in Geography classes and she likes Becoming referred to as Box. "Box" has got lengthy hair the colour of the treacle and she has a fantastic figure. She lives on Elm Tree Street and has a horse that she likes to ride. Pandora thinks that Adrian's father is a racist for the reason that while an Indian household moved into the Lucas' old property his father mentioned it was `the starting of the end of their street'. She did not purchase a present to Adrian for his birthday. She mentioned she had provided all her income to a bad man. She smokes 5 cigarettes a day, yet Adrian does not very thoughts that due to the fact he's in love with her. While Adrian asks her to make love to him she stated refused him saying that she did not want to be One parent to her kids, so they stopped seeing each other for a whilst.

three. Personality three

Bert Baxter is an old individual Adrian cares for. He smokes, drinks and has a large dog named Sabre. Adrian thinks that he is not a nice old man, for the reason that of his constant complaints about every thing. He's a filthy 89-year-old communist who has sworn not to die till capitalism is destroyed; at some point Getting the oldest man in Leicester. Lives on beetroot sandwiches, Vesta curry and brown ale, and speaks fluent Hindi. Once, Bert Baxter phoned Adrian's College for the reason that he had lost his artificial teeth which have a sentimental worth from him as they had been offered to him by his father. Adrian becomes his toe-nail cutter, bottle washer and friend. Bert has a new girlfriend referred to as Queenie and they have got married. They're moving into a new residence and their honeymoon will be in the old folks's house.

4. Personality 4

Nigel is Adrian's life-extended finest friend, a cynical observer of his suffering over the years. Nigel's significant residence and massive room as nicely as the issues he possesses are a constant reminder to the young Adrian of his relative poverty and parental neglect. Following spending a weekend at Nigel's residence, Adrian believed that this certain weekend with Nigel had opened his eyes: he had lived in poverty for 14 years; he lived in a horrible property, ate undesirable meals and did not get sufficient pocket funds. He believed his father would have to appearance for a greater job. Nigel has got a new bike with quite a few gadgets and at one issue Adrian mentioned that if he had to opt for in between Pandora and Nigel's bike, he would really decide on Nigel's bike. Adrian told him about his love for Pandora, yet he only took an benefit of that fact. Nigel 1st became Pandora's boyfriend and ruined the friendly relationship involving himself and Adrian.

five. Personality five

George Mole is Adrian's father. His Several episodes of hospitalization, arguments, depression and unemployment have taken their toll. Adrian's father and mother are separating simply because Adrian's mother was cheating his husband with Mr. Lucas. Once, while Adrian's father went fishing, Mr Lucas went to Adrian's property for dinner. He ate 3 pieces of his father's favored cake. Then, even though his father arrived property and came in the front door, Mr Lucas went out the back door. There was no cake left for Adrian's father, and his mother gave him a cheese sandwich for his supper. His father threw it at the wall and mentioned he wasn't a mouse, he was a man. Soon after this large raw, while Adrian's father knew that Adrian's mother was going to Sheffield with Mr. Lucas, Adrian's father got angry and then, he fought with Mr. Lucas in the front garden. Regardless of their Various tribulations he nonetheless loves Pauline Mole. He's much more than satisfied although he finds out that she is coming back to him.

H. ASSOCIATIONS: ( Concepts, scenarios, or characters that remind you of other texts you have study )

1. Relationship: "Brigit Jones's Diary" by Helen Fielding to "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole"

Commentary: Brigit Jones is a 30 and anything years old single girls who I obtain related to Adrian Mole since she too has a diary and she has her own resolutions (as nicely as Adrian ). Her resolutions are: to lose 7 pounds, to stop smoking and to develop Inner Poise.

Commentary: The other point why I uncover these 2 books and characters comparable is the way each Brigit and Adrian write about factors - in a funny way, full of self-improvement mind and self-awareness. Too the fact that simply which includes each teenage boy can come across himself in the head of Adrian, in the very same way just about every lady can uncover herself dealing with the very same troubles that Brigit offers with.

2. Relationship: "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney to "The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole"

Commentary: Greg Heffler is a middle-College boy that bargains with practically the exact same troubles as Adrian Mole. They each write about the positive aspects and disadvantages of Expanding up.

Commentary: Each books have humor in them and each are very uncomplicated to study and are meant for the exact same form of readers - mostly teenagers who obtain themselves in the exact same circumstances such as the primary characters in each of the books.

I. Serious Assessment OF THE BOOK:

The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13¾ is the 1st book in the Adrian Mole series of comedic fiction, written by Sue Townsend. I liked this book a lot. It has a powerful sense of humor which is my preferred category of book, it as well was written in a diary style which I very enjoy. It used straightforward grammar so it was extremely simple to study and follow. It was which includes you had been in the head of an adolescent boy. It is a very lighthearted story told by means of the diary entries of a British boy who considers himself a misunderstood intellectual. The sad subjects (parent separation, unemployment, old age, and so on.) are filtered though the eyes of a narrator who is not often aware of what is pretty going on.

I would propose this book to any one. The diary format tends to make it very effortless to study, yet There's as well a great deal of depth and believed to the book. There are so Various memorable and funny characters in this book. There are as well so Numerous great moments. The book is sensitive however too deeply funny. Whilst you end this book you are going to want to study the other volumes of Adrian's Diary.