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Creating character 'trade marks'

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Leigh Hobbs
Creating character 'trade marks'

SUBJECTS:  English

YEARS:  3–4


Leigh Hobbs says that his character Old Tom's black eye, fish bone and comb are visual devices — Tom's trade marks.

What do you think he means by this?

Can you think of other fictional characters with trade marks or something that encapsulates who they are?



Production Date: 2015


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