Plot Overview (VCE SSCE English): Flashcards
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Prize Orbital won in 2024
Prize Orbital won in 2024
Booker Prize
Time span of Orbital's narrative
Time span of Orbital's narrative
A single day aboard the ISS
Number of orbits completed in the novel
Number of orbits completed in the novel
Sixteen 90-minute orbits
ISS speed in miles per hour
ISS speed in miles per hour
17,500 mph
Duration of one complete ISS orbit
Duration of one complete ISS orbit
90 minutes
Anton's hidden health concern
Anton's hidden health concern
Lump on his neck
Nell's personal burden in Orbital
Nell's personal burden in Orbital
Father is terminally ill
What Harvey prioritises over action
What Harvey prioritises over action
Atmosphere
Natural disaster serving as emotional peak
Natural disaster serving as emotional peak
Typhoon striking the Philippines
Orbital's length & chapter structure
Orbital's length & chapter structure
Approx. 150 pages, sixteen chapters