Teenage Dreamers by Phillip Tang

1. What are the first two sentences of the story and how do they create a tension in the story?

They create tension as they talk about a 'sixth sense' witch allow you tell when somebody is going to die. This creates the basis and tension within the story because it sets-up the thought that someone is going to die within the story.

2. What has happened to the author’s father as a result of his wife’s death?

The authors father looked for someone who they could care for like he did his wife, and he developed a fear of death

3. How does the description of the father removing his hands from his face as ‘unmasked’ related to the seriousness of his following statement?

it shows by describing that he removed his hands from his face by 'unmasking' them that he is showing his full emotion which he rarely does.

4. Consider how the father lives his life and conducts himself and the other people in the theatre for the film the author and his father are watching. How does this relate to the title of the story?

The father lives his life and conducts himself much like a 'teenage dreamer'. This is seen through his passion for an actor/musician who is popular at the time. He also begins to cry like teenagers (the other people in the theater) when confronted with a idol in pain. He also gets very emotional when he doesn't get what he wants, shown through the author saying 'no' to going to Honk Kong to go to a predict funeral.