Lockie: Stereotypical Surfing

Introduction

Characters
Let’s start with the main character of this book Lockie .He is the stereotypical surfer he meets the main criteria of a surfer and absolutely loves the beach it’s his natural habitat after all but there’s one problem he is hopeless at surfing we know this since the book begins with him being dumped by a wave later on we find that an eleven year old is a better surfer than him .
On the other hand there’s Egg , A Bogan ,The natural enemy of all surfers. His appearance is described as the stereotypical Bogan attire; black boots , metal head T-shirt and black jeans .However he does no act like the typical Bogan otherwise he would not have been at the beach and would have certainly not have cared about Lockie.
Setting

This book is set in the fictional ,small ,coastal town of Angelus located in Western Australia. Lockie’s house is isolated in the Swamp part of town we know this since at night he listens to the frog in the swamp outside his window.
Themes
In The book Tim Winton addresses the issue of pollution The two main characters are environmentalists which means they care for the environment and want what’s right. Lockie and Egg try every way possible to stop the pollution. In the end they come up with a plan 'operation constipation' . Vicky Streeton Lockies girlfriend is also an environmentalist.
Plot
The story begins with Lockie dumped by a wave where he meets his new friend Egg. They go kayaking where they meet the pollution issue in the harbour. Lockie and Egg care for the environment and want to do something to stop the problem by doing so Lockie falls in love with Dot .This is where his problems start.
Language Features
This book uses a lot of puns and the Lockie can’t get out of funny situations. The first chapter is called Lockie Leonard Bloomin’ Stupido which is a reference to Tim Winton’s other book Lockie Leonard Human Torpedo.
This book uses colloquial lanuage a.k.a. slang specifically Australian slang as it is set in Australia.
My Thoughts
My favourite part of the book is when Lockie was dumped by a wave without this crucial event occuring Lockie would have never met Egg and would've never discovered pollution issue therefore this story wouldn’t have happened .
Conclusion