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Jasper Jones Power Quotes

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In the novel Jasper Jones, many themes and values are explored that I strongly oppose, such as the abuse of power held by those in positions of authority. In the novel, Jasper comes to Charlie with “…His left eye like a cricket ball. A shiny bulb with a single seam…a dried cut on his lip.” It presently comes to light that the shire president and constable were the ones that inflicted Jasper to this physical torture. This is horrendous behaviour from somebody with the authority to protect the people of Corrigan, and shows a negligence of their power. Later in the novel, we discover the shire president has abused and sexually assaulted his own daughter, impregnating her and ultimately becoming the reason for her suicide. His feigned surprise

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