"Slow Burn"

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This paper shows how the main character, Danny Fenton, in the novel, "Slow Burn" by Victor Kelleher, uses violent, criminal acts to wage his war of revenge on corporate Australia for the death of his mother. The paper shows that the message Kelleher presents is for a need to preserve our ecological world, and he weaves this theme into a plot of revenge.

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"To the corporations, Danny's attacks are a mere annoyance. Although his cause does gain considerable media coverage, which results in the kidnapping of an offensive reporter, nowhere is it conveyed that Danny's escapades are causing any far-reaching consequences. Alternatively rather than Slow Burn being an affirmation for an individual to commit crimes in order to further their cause, the book actually makes the opposite statement. Despite the firebombings, the uncaging of animals, the explosions, tree sit-ins, a kidnapping, and life on the run all, of Danny's efforts have little effect on the direction of progress for the corporations. The statements Danny tries to make with his acts of terrorism appear to fall on deaf ears."

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