Novel Captain Nobody :
Themes (Form 5 English Novel)
THEMES
1. Family Love
• Newt
loves his family members although sometimes he does not get the attention he
deserves. He makes breakfast for them every day.
• Newt,
together with Mom and Dad, would attend and give support in every game that
Chris is Playing
• Mom
and Dad are willing waiting for Chris to wake up from his coma
• Chris
loves his brother as they would share jokes when they meet each other
• Newt
always wakes his brother up when he oversleeps.
• He
is proud of Chris’s success.
• He
is worried about Chris when Chris is hospitalised. He is eager to be with Chris
at the hospital
• Chris
shows his love to his brother by letting him lead the Victory Parade
2. Determination in one's life
• Chris
and his teammates shows high level of determination to win the Big Game
although their opponents are leading at crucial part of the game
• Newt
is determined to stop the traffic on the highways despite the dangerous
situation he
is facing so that he could get Ferocious the
Ferret back into its cage
• Cecil
is determined to get the big bass drum that is thrown away even he has to seek
the help of Captain Nobody
• JJ
shows her determination to correct other people's mistakes by stepping into
Sullivan's store and talks to the owners
3. Helping those in need
• Newt
would remind Mom about important events and help his mother to find her
misplaced belongings
• Captain
Nobody helps Mr. Clay to find his way back home after getting lost at the
Dumpster
• Captain
Nobody talks to the Sullivan couple after JJ asks for his favour and it turns
out he saves the sore owners' lives from an armed robbery
4. Dealing with identity
crisis
• Although
the creation of Captain Nobody was unintentional, Newt gained much confidence
and courage when he was in the costume
• Mrs.Young,
the class teacher, showed great concern for Newt and brought up the matter to
the principal, who was later joined by the school counsellor and nurse
• Newt
reasoned out with his concerned Dad, who came home and talked to him, after the
school had informed Dad about Captain Nobody
• When
Newt was finally recognized and got the attention he deserved from the local
community including his family, he reverted to becoming Newton Newman once
again
5. Optimism
• Although
he was just 10-year-old kid, Newt was full of optimism
• After
knowing that Chris only had 6 days to wake up, he was still confident that one
day his brother would recover from coma
• Cecil
felt that they going to have a joyful Halloween celebration after coming out
with the idea of creating their own costumes
6. Self-discovery
• As
a boy who is small and scrawny in size, Newton is often ignored by his parents
and schoolmates.
• When
Newton uses Captain Nobody costume for the first time, he feels that he is
somebody new, somebody he himself has not met yet.
• Newton
feels strong and confident when wearing the Captain Nobody costume.
• He is able to
overcome his fear of heights when he helps Cecil to bring down a discarded drum
from a huge dumpster. He helps Mr Clay finds his way home, foils a robbery at a
jewellery store, save a ferret and averts a plane tragedy.
• Slowly,
Newton begins to uncover his hidden capabilities and transforms into a hero who
stands up for all quiet kids and children that people tend to forget about.
• Eventually
Newton manages to climb up the tallest structure in Appleton and save Reggie
Partner, without assuming the identity of Captain Nobody.
7. Responsibility
• As
a 10 year old boy, Newton takes the responsibility of making breakfast for his
family
• Newton
would open Chris’s bedroom door and shout, “Hot the showers!” whenever Chris
oversleeps.
• He
risks his life and tries to rescue Ferocious.
• When
Reggie Ratner is on the roof of the Appleton water tower, and people think that
he is commiting suicide.
• He
decides to climb up the water tower to convince Reggie to change his mind.
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