Choose an event in the novel you have studied which you find to be the most memorable.

The novel I have studied is Catch Us If You Can by Catherine MacPhail
and I find the most memorable event is when Rory and his Granda had to go
away from Darren’s mother’s caravan after Darren sent him a message telling
him that the authority had known where Rory and his Granda were.

It is a memorable event because from there Rory and Granda started to
have more interesting adventures. They were miserable for being separated from each other and placed in different homes. Here at the caravan site, they were happy at last. The caravan was suitable because it was located in a remote area and it was a luxury as it was well-stocked. Rory was pleasantly surprised to have a glimpse of his old Granda who is ‘capable, in charge and looking after him’. There were funny episodes too. For instance, Rory had to urge his grandfather to move faster and in doing so, he could see it was very funny because Granda was trying hard not to show his panic. Granda was also forgetting his shoes which Rory had to shove the shoes to his feet while wrapping his coat and scarf around him and also buttoning his jacket as well. Rory had also not forgotten his grandfather’s things including the food and warm clothes.

The event is also memorable because Rory and Granda were always alert
for the authority not to get them. He was careful not to let his grandfather lose
the way by taking and pulling his grandfather’s hand at him. He also flung his
hand phone into the bushes because it would be useless to him since the phone
had run out of battery and there was no way for him to charge it.

It is a memorable event because from there Rory and Granda met more
kindhearted people who jumped in to give them a helping hand. For instance, the
man, Sammy and his son, Tyrone. Rory and Granda met them earlier at the loch
while they were fishing the other day and Granda had called them ‘tinkers’. The ‘tinkers’ helped them by giving them a ride in their caravan to get away from the camp site which was full of police and their searchparty. Sammy’s wife, Ruby gave Rory and Granda food and drinks in the journey. Rory and Granda learnt a valuable lesson from the travellers that it is unwise to judge and label people. Not everyone is the same. Ruby and Sammy demonstrate that there are people who are willing to help without expecting any returns. This also tells us that not all strangers that we meet are bad people or unkind. We should learn to respect people in order for people to respect us.

In conclusion, the most memorable event from this novel is the part when
Rory and Granda got away from the caravan because this has caused them to
face more interesting adventures and encountered with kind-hearted
people like Sammy, Ruby and Tyrone.

(Adapted from Model Pecutan Akademik SPM JPN Kelantan)