M3 P3 W3 iBoy

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 3

Read iBoy (pdf on Teams)

Put away your phone

Put your bag on the floor 

Who are the members of Tom’s family?

1. Tom and his aunt
2. Tom and his grandmother
3. Tom and his mother
4. Tom, his mother and his grandmother

What does Tom do to help his grandmother?

1. He arranges a new computer for his grandmother
2. He gets her lots of more book deals.
3. He makes sure that his grandmother's latest book becomes a bestseller.
4. He makes sure that money is deposited in his grandmother’s account

What would the gang do if they found iBoy

1. Hand him over to the police
2. Kidnap him
3. Kill him
4. Stalk him

Today's class

iBoy and Spiderman

iBoy and Spiderman

When Tom and Lucy have their picknick on the roof they are talking about Spider-Man.

Watch the video. It is a trailer for the film Spider-Man: Far From Home. 

Do you see the similarities between iBoy and Spiderman?
Give examples.

Do you see similarities between the other characters in the book and the trailer?

Character development

In iBoy, there are many challenges to develop Tom's character. YA novels, like almost all works of fiction, are focused on character development. The person we meet at the beginning changes in some way by the end of the book. The things that change the character are described by the events, people, or situations in the story. These all force the character to make choices and take action.

Home/Environment

Knowing about Tom's home in the London Council Tower Flats is very important to understand Tom Harvey's personality at the beginning of the book, and  his choices and actions later.

Not only has Tom lost his mother and never lived with his father, the home he shares with his Gram is in a poor, crime-ridden neighbourhood. In these Tower Blocks, the most powerful people were members of Gangs. 

Absolute Power

In iBoy, Tom suddenly and unexpectedly gets all kinds of powers, mental and physical.

These powers allow him to take revenge on the people who hurt Lucy. But he doesn't stop there. He goes after all types of crime and violence, and the police name him a 'vigilante'. 

Actually, Tom is in a position to take over complete control of the area. The question is, how far will he go?

Morals/Character

In the book iBoy, Tom faces various situations in which he has to choose between doing something right or wrong. He very often thinks about whether or not he is becoming an evil person. 

Many terrible things have happened to him and those he loves. He is in an area where it is easy to go down the wrong path. With the power that he has, it is difficult to know which choices to make. 

The Power of Love 

But perhaps maybe the strongest influence Tom feels in making the choices that he makes is love.

At the beginning of the book, he has a secret crush on Lucy, and throughout the book he does everything he can to make her life easier. For a while he pretends to be somebody else, but in the end he wins her heart by just being himself.