...Jasper Jones by Craig Silvey 1. What is your initial response to the novel? Do you find it interesting or tedious? Does it remind you of any other stories? Explain why you think it is. My initial response to the novel was an expectation that it would involve darker themes such as racism since one’s review on the book stated it as “An Australian’s To Kill a Mockingbird” alongside with a picture of a boy for the book cover which made him mysterious in a way for potential readers to be curious about. As for the first few minutes reading the novel, it started off rather tedious as nothing much was established in the story but after the first sign of conflict which ultimately is the driving plot of the novel did the novel became an interesting read. It starts off without a proper introduction rather just simply a phrase “Jasper Jones is here” creating this sense of mystery and curiosity for the readers which was quite effective in doing so. This novel shares certain elements to common crime and mystery novels. Elements such as the unknown killer, a progressive plot that cause readers to create theories on who is the true killer, and most likely a plot twist near the end where every major and minor event in the novel starts to make sense to the readers. The use of a limited first person point of view is also common in mystery novels since this certain point of view limits readers at the same pace with the protagonist as he/she attempts to solve the murder. 2. Explain what ideologies...
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...In the novel ‘Jasper Jones’, the author, Craig Silvey portrays each and every character with their similarities and differences in contrast to each other. Jasper Jones and Charlie Bucktin are two protagonists and through the story Silvey displays that these two characters share similarities and differences between each other. A significant similarity between the two is that they both have trouble with or without their parents. Two differences between the two characters is their level of emotional strength and reputation in the Corrigan society. Jasper and Charlie both differentiate in regards to their emotional strength. Jasper is quite resilient and holds himself together no matter what he’s going though. “Jasper Jones has a terrible reputation...
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...novel, Jasper Jones, examines the harsh but ever so present reality surrounding the issues of racism on individuals and communities during the 20th century. In 2001, prominent literary theorist, Lois Stover presented the view that the best young adult fiction confronts readers to consider the shades of grey that exist between the black and white of their own moral experience. Jasper Jones, by Craig Silvey, represents through certain characters in the novel, a coming of age story which forces readers to view the impact of prejudice on natural justice between the town of Corrigan in the 1960’s and in today’s contemporary society. Charlie Bucktin the novel’s moral guide and narrator, enlightens...
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...Jasper Jones is a transitioning novel that the author Craig Silvey has set in 1965, in the residential community of Corrigan; thick with mystery and questions. Charlie Bucktin, a pure kid at the youthful age of thirteen, has been compelled to develop and grow up after an extraordinary, challenging summer. With a little assistance from Jasper Jones, Charlie finds new information about the public and the apparently culminate town that he is living in, and additionally the general population that are nearest to him. The most imperative thoughts and issues that Craig Silvey depicts in Jasper Jones are: coming of age and identity, injustice and racism. While finding and confronting these new issues, Charlie and his closest friend Jeffrey Lu pick up a more prominent attention to human instinct and how to manage difficulties that life can toss at you. One of Silvey's thoughts in Jasper Jones is coming of age and identity; for this situation, Charlie has been tossed into adulthood and compelled to become out of his youthful and frightful self. Amongst the novel Charlie begins to develop confidence to defend himself. This change of actions happened because Charlie chooses to help Jasper: “But I don’t turn back. I stay. I follow Jasper...
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...are but we ignore it, because we want them to be who we want them to be.”. The main character of the novel written by Craig Silvey titled, Jasper Jones dealt with the troubles of, as Don Draper said, people ignoring who somebody is simply because we want them to be who we want. Set in 1965 in a small West Australian town called Corrigan, main character, Charlie Butkin is faced with the fear of being drafted into war with Vietnam and seeing his friends treated poorly by others because of racism. The novel kick starts, however, when Charlie is interrupted by Jason Jones tapping on his window asking Charlie for help with “finding” the Shire President's daughter, Laura Wishart. On the night that Jasper knocked on Charlie's window he asked for help, but what Charlie did not realize was that it would change his life. Jasper took Charlie to his secret hideout and showed him his darkest secret, which was the Shire President's daughter Laura Wishart hanging from a tree. Jasper had only found the corpse and was seeking the help of Charlie in finding who was responsible for the murder. In chapter 2, we are introduced to Eliza Wishart, the sister of Laura, who is Charlie's secret crush. Another character introduced is Jeffery Lu, one of Charlie's friends who had been experiencing racism because he as Vietnamese. Eliza, along with Jeffery Lu accompany Charlie and Jasper as they find the murderer. Throughout the novel the one suspect the boys had always had in mind was Old Man Jack Lionel...
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...iaJasper Jones Reading Guide S.A. Jones v2 April 2010 http://www.sajones.com.au Synopsis .................................................................................................................................................. 3 About the Author .................................................................................................................................... 3 Edition Used ............................................................................................................................................ 3 Morality and Ethics ................................................................................................................................. 3 Moral Duality ...................................................................................................................................... 3 Scapegoats .......................................................................................................................................... 5 Morality versus Ethics ......................................................................................................................... 5 Responsibility and Culpability ............................................................................................................. 6 Atonement .......................................................................................................................................... 9 Law and Legality .............................
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...Assessment Task 1 – Year 11 Unit 2B Name: joseph lee 2B Type: Outcomes: Duration Weighting Short answer responses to Jasper Jones 1. Speaking and Listening 3. Reading 2. Viewing 4. Writing Completed in Class – Two Periods 10% of unit total Assessment Task 1 For this task, you will write short responses (Maximum of 200 words) for each of the following questions on Jasper Jones: You may use the text as a resource in completing this task. 1. Discuss the use of imagery in the novel. 2. Discuss the theme of ‘growing up’ as it is developed in the novel? 3. Having considered the representation of gender in other texts, discuss how gender is represented in Jasper Jones. Choose at least two characters to focus on in your discussion. 4. Discuss the notion of ‘the other’ as it relates to the novel, Jasper Jones? Consider specific characters in your answer. 5. Explain how the film, To Kill a Mockingbird and/or Mississippi Burning, has contributed to your understanding of Jasper Jones Process o Read the novel carefully. o Plan your answer to each question. o Answer each question in paragraph form (Maximum length 200 words). Note: some questions may require answers more than one paragraph in length. o Check your answers for accuracy, spelling errors and grammatical errors. What needs to be included in your portfolio? Due dates £ £ Any notes you have made Final copy (typed or written and completed at home) /100 Thursday Week 3, Term 3 Final Mark: Teacher’s Comment: There...
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...and ignorant is explicated in Craig Silvey's coming of age novel, Jasper Jones. The bildungsroman is narrated by Charlie Bucktin, an adolescent from the small town of Corrigan. Charlie becomes unexpectedly involved with a local indigenous boy, Jasper, as they set out to discover the truth about the death of a young girl from their community. Throughout this quest, Charlie comes to many realisations about life, ultimately, that society can be very cruel. The prejudism and ignorance of the tight-knit community of Corrigan manifests in the discrimination of ostracised characters. Silvey's narration evokes readers' emotions and manipulates their awareness of isolation, scapegoats and atonement; ultimately, causing readers to feel disillusioned about Australia's past and cruelty towards repudiated individuals. Although Silvey's text is a work of fiction, it indubitably reveals truths and makes real comments about the ethnocentrism that was ubiquitous in rural, Australian towns in the 1960's, thus illuminating our nation's history of racism and intolerance. Isolation is a form of segregation of individuals who are ostracised in our prejudicially dichotomous society. The small country town of Corrigan, whilst merely a fictional creation, acts as a microcosm that exposes real truths; namely, it epitomises the idea of social ignorance and marginalisation of the minority groups in the coming of age novel, Jasper Jones. The theme of isolation depicts how Western Australia, during...
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