Jasper Jones Analysis

A soundtrack is a key role in any movie and subsequently positions viewers to emotionally react, provoking a deeper thought of what is transpiring in the scene, targeting the mood portrayed. Good morning, I’d like to thank you for having me here today, being given the opportunity to provide an Australian musical composition, which is best effective in the selected scene. Sung by the outstanding Australian artist, Sia Furler’s, Breathe Me is a worldwide selling single that alludes to many themes explored in the film, Jasper Jones, such as relationships, and identity. The scene that best fits this song and connects with the viewers on an emotional level, is of Laura running to the woods, where she ultimately ends her life. While the musical composition was originally penned about a drug addiction, the lyrics can be interpreted in many ways, linking impeccably to those in Jasper Jones. I will discuss this through the poetic devices of repetition and symbolism, which I feel are the most powerful in conveying the themes.

The scene depicts what happened to Laura through Eliza’s interpretation. The chorus exemplifies the relationship between her and Jasper, how when Laura went to the tree, he was not there, she didn’t have anyone to hold her and warm her from the cold and pain, which she undertook from her father’s abusive mannerisms. The line “I’m needy”, relates to the desperation she has for freedom and to escape Corrigan. The anguished actions Laura performs replicates the deep sense of sadness and feeling of being overwhelmed that is embodied through the melancholy lyrics. The repetition of these lines influences the theme of her relationship with Jasper and the underpinning outcome of her