Question: select a character from the text you have studied. Explain how and why the character develops or changes. Support your points with evidence from the text. Marina is a 14yr old girl, and not surprisingly the main character in John Marsdens 'So much to tell you'. It is through Marinas journal that the audience can see her changes & bit by bit she reveals her past. Marinas feelings towards her parents-a mother by …showed first 75 words of 464 total…

…showed last 75 words of 464 total…she saw her father, not only did she see him, she also embraced him with open arms, and she spoke. She spoke two words "Hello dad". This is the point in the novel where the audience thinks, yes she's made it, slowly she's going to rebuild her life. Marina's trials and tribulations made her a stronger character. Though regretted through much hardship. Marina did change, although it was a slow process, it did inevitably happen.