Jasper Jones Reflection

This novel has incredible depth of meaning and detail located within Craig Silvey's Jasper Jones is remarkable. This novel continues to entertain me, and I look forward to finishing this novel.

Entry 3

As I state within each journal entry, Jasper Jones is an interesting and engaging novel which is delightful to read. The novel thoroughly explores several complicated central ideas. And these subjects are expertly conveyed through the protagonist's Charlie point of view. His point of view displays a juxtaposition of whimsical and light hearted events, and the serious and traumatising event's of a murder in equal measures. This dichotomy truly portray's Craig Silvey's brainchild, Jasper Jones. But the further I read, the more similarity I find

Specifically, both characters are believed to have committed a crime, although Robinson is actually convicted of his crime. Furthermore, Wesley Bucktin shares a resemblance to Atticus Finch. Much like Atticus, Wesley has an intelligent, but passive persona. Also, their parenting styles are also similar, as they both treat their children as adults. But it is not just characters that Craig Silvey shares with Harper Lee's novel. There are also central idea's that are dominant with both novels. Firstly, the existence of social inequality, and blatant racial discrimination within society. This in equality is demonstrated in 'Jasper Jones' through such acts as Jeffery Lu's mother being verbally attacked and An Lu's garden being destroyed. These scenes, further portrays discrimination and prejudice within society, the same way that Tom Robinson's false conviction did in 'To Kill a Mockingbird'. Additionally, An is repeatedly called a 'rat' during his attack, "Red rat! Fucking red rat!", and this metaphor of the vietnamese race being a lower social status, or a rat, further accentuates the existence of social inequality within the novel. Another central idea that is prominent