Leave Home to be Creative!

by Michael Hartland

Many stories begin with the main character leaving home.  As an English tutor, I use this theme to inspire students.  They read great narrative writing from the classics of English literature, and are then given a structure to use for their own creative writing.

In Jane Eyre, the heroine is sent to a boarding school and then meets her future husband when she lands her first job as a tutor.  In Great Expectations, the hero’s life is changed when he unexpectedly meets first a convicted criminal on the marshes beyond his village, and is then invited to play at the house of wealthy Miss Havisham.

The theme is common in stories from all around the world, and of course it’s a universal experience that is full of potential, adventure, risk and reward.

You can read writing by our students in previous posts on this blog. These include an original twist on an encounter in a coffee shop and an 11 chapter mini novel.

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