Chapter+13

=__**Chapter 13 **__= =Skip Duncan =
 * Plot Developments**
 * Joy helped the cars onto the barge
 * Carl asks for a job on the barge
 * Skip finds out that Carl is a Matt and Skip and Joy argue
 * Joy tells Carl about the story of Dessie Matt running into Skip and smashing his pelvis and his leg
 * Joy speaks to Skip about giving Carl a job
 * Carl gets a trial run working on the barge


 * Summary**
 * Carl watches Joy as she directs inexperienced drivers to parking spots for their cars onto the Barge, Carl looks around and notices that Skip Duncan is also observing Joy's directions from the wheelhouse as he is staring he silently approves her work.
 * As Carl was lead to the ladder by Joy he noticed most passengers impatience.
 * Carl explains to Joy that he can work on the Barge and she wouldn't have to pay him much, her reply was "there's more to it than that". Carl was not going to give up to her answer and he told her that he whatever she needed done he could do it. "Carl there's things you don't know about, "I told you. I can learn if Mr Duncan will give me a chance. He'd just have to show me what to do.", "Thats not what I meant."
 * Carl was too excited to take in that Joy is disapproving his pleading wishes so he walks over to Skip Duncan hoping to get a positive answer from him and Carl states that he could just pay him $100 a week but Skip notifies him that $100 would be like slave labour as there is a lot of work involved with working on deck on the Barge.
 * Skip Duncan agrees to see how Carl goes for the first few days Joy is very unsatisfied with Skip's decision and groans as she stands in a still upright position staring into the eyes of Skip, Skip tells Carl he can start tomorrow but Carl reminds him of how keen he is and puts out to him that he could start right there and now.
 * "Tell him your name Carl" says Joy, "Carl Matt", "Matt!" the word exploded back in Carl's face and he could clearly see he was very shocked and angry.
 * Skip yells at him and tells him to get off his barge immediately oblivious to the audience and passengers below.
 * Carl couldn't swim all the way back so he sat beside a Landrover and secretly watched the Duncan's argue he heard mongrels and the cove come out of Skips mouth but in a quieter tone different out of Joy's mouth.
 * The journey ended and Joy told Carl to get in the car as they were both quickly seated Joy immediately apologises and claims its her fault she said she should have stopped him.
 * Joy explains to Carl the story of why Skip wanted him off the boat, because of what trouble Carl's grandfather caused 20 years ago and how he ran over Skip. Carl never knew about this and feels for the Duncan's and says that the accident wrecked their lives but Joy quickly reminds them that it changed their lives not wrecked it.
 * Carl keeps telling Joy he's sorry
 * Carl says he will walk home but Joy insists to drive him.
 * joy walks back onto the Barge because she is sick of Skip not getting over what happened 20 years ago and he doesn't want him holding a grudge against the Matt's.
 * Joy appears back after a while with a tired smile to tell Carl that he has got a job and he starts tomorrow morning.


 * Character Developments:**
 * Joy Duncan-** feels for Carl and the name and shame given to him and his family, she also tells Skip that he needs to move on and let go of the past and not give Carl a hard time because of what his grandfather did or his family history.
 * Skip Duncan-** does not like Carl and his family because of what Carl's grandfather did. He took in what Joy said about letting go from what happened many years ago, and gave Carl a test run for a job.
 * Carl Matt-** learns why so many people in Wattle Beach are disgraced of him and his family he also learns of most of his grandfather's past.


 * Theme Developments**
 * the major theme development in this chapter is the theme of 'The Past'. We learned part of the story of Carl's grandfather, which explained Skip Duncan's attitude towards Carl, because of his name. The ideas of the past that were explored were: holding onto the past, and letting go of the past.

//**HOMEWORK**//: (Do homework on this page) __1. Why was Skip Duncan so furious when he found out that Carl was a Matt?__ __2.Why couldn't the Duncan's pay Carl much if he worked on the Barge?__