![]() ![]() Tommo attends his father’s funeral in the village church with his family. Tommo survived, but his father was crushed by the tree. Before he knew it, his father was shouting and running at him. If he didn’t move, it would fall right on top of him, but he found himself frozen with fear. Suddenly he heard a noise, and realized that a tree was falling. Tommo went off to play in the woods, and became engrossed in his imaginary games. Tommo’s father was a woodcutter, and Tommo had joined him for the day. ![]() Tommo has a flashback to a day in the woods with his father. Tommo knows from this first day that Molly will become his friend. Tommo is dreading school, but once he has arrived he meets a girl named Molly, who helps him to tie his shoelaces and smiles at him. He is nervous about his first day of school, but his brother Charlie reassures him and gives him a piggyback on the way. The narrative begins in Tommo’s childhood. The novel alternates back and forth between the present and Tommo’s recollections of the past. ![]() Private Peaceful follows the early life of Tommo Peaceful, and is told from his perspective. ![]()
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