Good Night, Mr. Tom

William Beech comes from a troubled home environment, where he is physically and verbally abused by his mother on a shockingly regular basis. Without wishing in any way to absolve Mrs. Beech of any...

Good Night, Mr. Tom takes place in England during the beginning of World War II. It tells the story of a young boy, Willie Beech. He is originally from London, but he is sent to the English...

The answer is to be found a little way into the book when the reason for Mr. Tom's slightly bizarre behaviour is revealed. Mr. Tom used to be married, but tragically his wife and their newborn son...

Willie is quite simply the victim of domestic abuse. It becomes apparent later in the novel that his mother is mentally unbalanced as seen through her cruel discipline of Willie based on extremely...

In chapter 10 of Good Night, Mr. Tom, titled "The Case," Willie is gaining more and more confidence in his academic and social skills thanks to the help of his immediate support systems, including...

George and the twins are going blackberry picking. They'll be taking a large picnic with them made by George's mum. On the face of it, it sounds like it'll be a lot of fun. But George doesn't...

In chapter 17 of Good Night, Mr. Tom, William is discovered in the most traumatic circumstances at his family home in Deptford. He has been imprisoned in a closet under the stairs with his baby...

As a result of the outbreak of World War 2, a young boy named Willie Beech, who has been abused by his mother, ends up staying at the home of elderly widower Tom Oakley. The damaged young boy and...

A ship never completley floats on water, a part of it is always submerged below the water surface depending upon its weight. The Plimsoll line is a line drawn on the lower end of ships, marking the...

A hedgerow is a type of fence or border between properties. In much of rural England, such as the area around Little Weirwold, bushes and trees would have been allowed to grow over the years along...