Wesley Bucktin In 'To Kill A Mockingbird'

At first he was a young, smart thirteen boy, who took his privileges for granted. When he saw Laura’s body, he had to quickly mature and rise to the occasion to help Jasper. This helped Charlie to see the evil in the world and complicated his view of right and wrong. Seeing Jasper’s difficult life and everything he had to go through made Charlie think about himself and all the privileges he has. From the start of the novel, Charlie’s maturity and intelligence deepens. This causes Charlie to willingly help Jasper find out who killed Laura. Another important character is Jasper Jones. From an early age, Jasper has had to raise himself. His mother died in a car accident and his father is always drunk and incapable of taking care of him. Jasper’s maturity helps him to be level-headed in situations that would get a reaction from others. For example, when Jasper saw Laura hanging from the tree and choking, he tried to save her. Then, he ran and got Charlie to help him. Some people in a similar situation would have panicked, but due to Jasper’s maturity, his reactions are mostly sensible. A change does occur when Jasper finds out that Jack Lionel is his grandfather. In the beginning, Jasper allowed Corrigan’s lies and rumors to taint his view of the situation, and he immediately was set on proving Lionel guilty. This changes when he finds out the truth about Laura’s death and his relationship with Jack Lionel. These two important

Wesley thought if he could have a real genuine talk with his brother he would stop what had been doing. Frank admitted to what had happened and agreed to stop. These two shared a real moment together and hugged. “Frank’s arms were spread wide, beseechingly, yet his movement was so quick it seemed threatening”(77). The next day Marie was found dead and Wesley was in shock and didn’t expect that his brother did it until David told his father that he seen his uncle leaving Marie’s house and Wesley knew after having that talk that Frank did it.”He had long stopped being my father. He was now my interrogator, my cross- examiner.The sheriff”(89).

* Charlie suggests that his father is also an Atticus figure though without Atticus’ courage. ‘He should have been a lawyer, like Atticus Finch. But he’d have to stand up for something then’ (p. 102). Just as Jem and Scout change their views on their father when he squares off against the rabid dog, Charlie sees his father differently when he defends An Lu from his attackers.

Throughout To Kill A Mockingbird and Go Set a Watchman the readers learn about the character Jean Louise. The two books give an idea of her family's background, how she was raised, and how the teachings of her father shaped her into becoming the woman she is; whose adult mindset comes to light in Go Set a Watchman. This essay will explore who Jean Louise was as a child and how she is as an adult, and how I might relate or differ.

Charlie Bucktin learns a great deal about himself, others, Corrigan and important lessons that will help him live a better life in Jasper Jones. In the novel, Charlie goes through some experiences that teach him some of life’s great lessons. In particular he comes to learn a great deal about trust, love, facing and overcoming fear, role models and racial prejudice.

Both Jasper Jones and To Kill a Mockingbird are books that represent the racial prejudice and show outsiders in small country towns. When it comes to characters both books are very much alike, containing a single outsider figure and a group of coloured people who are racially abused. This essay will give examples as to how prejudice against outsiders and racial groups was demonstrated in Jasper Jones and To Kill a Mockingbird.

Introduction Prejudice refers to the judgements towards a person because of their race, social class, age, disability or sexual orientation. (Cherry, “What is Prejudice?”) Prejudice was, and still is, to a large extent experienced by people all over the world. It is a theme that is presented in so many works of literature in a plethora of different ways. One of the most prominent ways in which prejudice is explored is through the use of characters that perhaps are a different nationality or have a different orientation to the majority of the other characters in the works. Two texts, in which the theme is presented in an admirable way , are ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee, and ‘Jasper Jones’ by Craig Silvey. Through the use of the

The themes portrayed in the novel ‘Jasper Jones’ are racism, morality and ethics, scapegoat, responsibility, culpability, atonement, race and ethnicity law and legality. At the point when Laura Wishart disappears everybody in the town censures Jasper since he is seen as a thief, a liar, a thug and a truant, since he is a half cast, bigotry is additionally depicted through Lu family. For instance when somebody splashes Mrs Lu with boiling water. Responsibility appears through Jasper and Eliza both feeling grieved and assuming the fault for Laura’s demise. Jasper and Eliza believe they had the opportunity to raise awareness about Laura’s situation at home.

Caring and noticeable is Harper Lee's, To Kill a Mockingbird take readers to the source of humans action, through faults and experiment, kindness and trouble, hatred and love, and the struggle between blacks and whites. Atticus Finch is a lawyer and a single parent at Maycomb town in the 1930’s. He was set by the judge to defend the guy who was charged with raping a white woman: Tom Robinson(Black man). Friends and neighbors of Atticus Finch were not happy with the fight Atticus was putting up to defend the man who was charged for raping a white woman. Not only does Atticus enjoy being a lawyer, Atticus even enjoy being a father of Jem and Scout. Atticus Finch is a excellent character who is known for certain accomplishment and superior. He is known for many stuff. Atticus Finch has remained a hero in modern days for american literature for decades and an honorable figure due to his honesty as a parent, a lawyer, and a respectable community members.

Jasper Jones was my favourite character while I was reading Jasper Jones because he is a strong character. He doesn’t have much family or friends in the book but seams to have a steady life. He had to grow up fast because his father isn’t around much and his mum died. He has to steal to get food and clothes so people think that he is no good and that the children of the town shouldn’t be around him, “He’s the rotten model that parents hold aloft as a warning: This is how you’ll end up if you’re disobedient.”

To continue, Atticus’s peaceful nature, truly makes him the standout role model in Macomb County. While being a father of two children or a lawyer in Macomb County, Atticus Finch resembles a peaceful soul no matter what he is doing. For example, when Atticus lost the jury on the Tom Robinson case he remained calm and collected, as Harper Lee wrote, “Atticus put his hand on Tom’s shoulder as he whispered. Atticus took his coat off the back of his chair and pulled it over his shoulders.” Here Harper Lee is portraying a peaceful character, in how Atticus found out that he lost the jury he did not fight and get ugly, but

Direct descriptions are the simplest way to start the characterisation, consequently it discloses a lot of information. The diction and register of Charlie is extensive and very formal and his vocabulary is so vast, from this the readers understand that Charlie is well educated. Words like “Admonish” “Philistine” “Traipsing” demonstrate the diction of Charlie. In contrast with Charlie, Jasper has colloquial language like “gonna” and “nuthin” and has a heavy Australian accent along with poor diction. Thus readers interpret Jasper is illiterate and doesn’t attend school. To some degree Jasper Jones represents the rejected outcast people, who don’t get their rights and become the scapegoat. The characters are so brilliantly sculptured that they become real breathing people that will forever stay in my heart.

They were shown talking about family and how relationships formed and betrayed. Innocence were one of the topics as they were continuously trying to find new evidence to prove their innocence and unveil the truth. Fear was constantly showing within both texts as there was always some tension between certain characters, fearing the truth coming out, and destroying the relationships between characters. The use of themes thoughout Jasper Jones and The Dressmaker was used effectivly to create strong links between the two

In recent literary history, perhaps the strongest contender for the one character that has had the greatest influence on a generation is Atticus Finch, father of the protagonist in “To Kill A Mockingbird”. Both as a father, and a lawyer, he has served, and still today serves as a pillar of righteousness and morality. The ability for his morality to translate to all people, across ages, races, and cultures, is a feat preformed by Harper Lee in her masterpiece, “To Kill A Mockingbird”. She establishes Atticus Finch as the moral center of the novel by juxtaposing his actions and the relationships with those of the majority of Maycomb. In doing so, she has made him a cultural, and oftentimes personal icon.

“The more you have to lose, the braver you are for standing up”, so say Charlie in Jasper Jones. This quote reflects both novels, as the both discuss the morally wrong actions due to racism or discrimination. To kill a mockingbird is so similar to Jasper Jones through its historical, ethical and social settings that critics are referring to Jasper Jones as an Australian version of To Kill a Mockingbird. These similarities are identified as we compare Jack Lionel and Boo Radley, Laura Wishart and Mayella Ewell and the small town life of both novels. The characters of both novels ma be very similar but the plot is much different.