If you don't have friends now it doesn't mean you will be without friends forever. He meets people like Orazio Zorzotto, Bill Kingsley and James Scobie who are all very different people but somehow they all get along so well, this shows that anyone can makes friends and that is very important for teenagers to understand. This is an important theme for teenagers to recognise because it is such a current thing, everybody wants a boyfriend or a girlfriend these days and 'Don't Call Me Ishmael' is just another example of that which teens can relate to.įriend ships are created all throughout the book and at the start Ishmael is practically friendless but by the end he has some of the best friends he could wish for. When Kelly is introduced into the book Ishmael is already drooling over her, she later on properly meets Ishmael and they become good friends. The relationships in 'Don't Call Me Ishmael' are quite extensive but the main relationship that everyone notices is between Ishmael and Kelly Falkner.
These are all big parts of the book which all stand out in their own and different ways.
This particular theme covers many aspects of the novel, it covers relationships, friendships, self-esteem and having confidence. The reason I think that bullying was a main theme in this novel was because the book is targeted at teenagers and it means that they can learn more about bullying and standing up for themselves and understanding that it is a normal thing and you're not the only one going through it if it is happening to you. Some clear parts of the novel where bullying is a massive issue are the parts where Barry is purposely making other people's lives horrible, like when he hides spiders and other bugs in James Scobie's desk to try and prove to others that he is scared of at least something, when he ruins the certificate that Bill Kingsley received for debating and was very proud of, calling Ishmael names all throughout the book and even humiliating others. It is an obvious theme throughout the entire book, and is incredibly hard to miss. James Scobie is the trigger for fighting back to Barry Bagsley, as the new and nerdy kid at school he is the perfect target but isn’t what Barry thought he would be. The main part of the theme bullying is the standing up for yourself and not completely but almost fighting back and putting the bully back in the right place. Throughout the novel he is mean to many kids and does numerous things to make them feel bad, he calls them names, ruins their things, hides bugs in their desk and anything he can to make their lives a living hell. There is a bully named Barry Bagsley who is mean to anyone standing in his way. Bullying is a big problem these days and it shines through completely within this book.
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