A mother's story

Read page 22 of The Great Brain Robbery

Who is the mother? The lady who is talking on the book. Who is the daughter? Emily Vanessa Brown What was the final straw? The final straw was when the mum told Emily that she had a last chance and that was it. ‘I found being frightened was a normal everyday feeling’ Who said this and what does it mean? The mum said it, she meant that the found out that being frightened of Emily was normal. The subtitle waste of a life - What does this mean? It means Emily’s life was a waste because of drugs and alcohol Who did the mother ask for help? The police, the social welfare and the church people. How did they help? They only helped a little by telling Emily’s mum to go to a ministry. Write a short summary of the story in your own words. Make sure you include all the important parts of the story

Critical thinking What are the social issues in this story? Emily has a problem of running away from her family and she takes drugs and alcohol, and the police did nothing about Emily. How can you relate to this story? I don’t have a relation to this story. How can we help people in these situations? We can teach them about God. What does the word victim mean? The word victim means the good person who is innocent. If you knew Emily how would you have helped her? I could have help her by teaching her about God or else just take to jail.

Critical thinking Who did Emily’s parents turn to for help? The police and the social worker. Analyse the help they were given and find out some other ways or people they could have contacted for help.

Create Create a timeline outlining Emily’s life. Do some research online and gather some more information about Emily’s situation.