His dad was his only positive thing in his house as he watches him become overly passive throughout the book. He eventually saw his own mother as overbearing and did not believe she was worthy of the motherly position in his life. He became increasingly disillusioned not only with his town but his parents. His relationships in his household with his parents differed substantially over the course of the novel. Due to the affair young Charlie became more aware of how even the most trustworthy adults can be deceiving. Throughout the novel there was a clear contrast in Charlie and Jaspers' individual character changes. These are qualities associated with adulthood and rebellion. ' I been lookin' after myself since I can remember' not only does this show Jasper's failed relationship with his father and exemplifies the fact that he never had an established family it also gives us an insight as to why Jasper has the habits of needing to smoke and drink. The fact that jaspers has been looking after himself and in turn not exactly having anywhere to go home to greatly affected his character development. Understand?” it's apparent jasper knows he’s treated differently to all other townspeople of Corrigan. This was quite clearly shown in the incident where Charlie believes telling the police about the finding of Laura Wishart is the best thing to do but jasper does anything but agree. The fact that he is “half-caste,” and is raised by a neglectful father causes Jasper to be a scapegoat for every crime and wrongdoing in the town of Corrigan. Throughout the novel parenting or lack of in Jaspers, case was the main cause for acting out. Not only did Jasper's homelife affect him the racism throughout his town and the discriminatory acts of others had a huge impact on his views, morals and personality. This illustrates the lack of love and warmth in their relationship.Īnother crucial character Craig Silvey uses was Jasper Jones. Charlie mentioned his mother had become ‘so hard’. Charlie then becomes a more cautious and untrusting individual. He tells her that “this means I don’t have to do what you say anymore”, as he feels that his mother has lost all moral authority over him. With frequent signs of this possible behaviour occurring, such as his mother leaving to the city more often than usual and the believed cause of her unhappiness being Charlie's father's lack of wealth and the initial move to Corrigan. Catching his mother in the act of being unfaithful to his father drastically changed him. Other instances had a vast impact on Charlie and his identity. By likening Charlie’s mother to a “snake”, Silvey highlights to the reader how angry she is and furthermore how toxic and tense their relationship has become. Charlie uses the simile of a “snake poised to strike” after the night he disappeared off with jasper. as the book unfolded so did ruths true colours. In the novel Silvey uses an array of quotes to express ruths negative behaviour and the effects it had on Charlie. Throughout the novel it is evident she becomes a blunt and impatient woman snapping and criticising her son and husband for no apparent reasons. This showed in her interactions with young Charlie and her husband Wesley. She carried an extreme resentment for her life in Corrigan. His mother Ruth was a vindictive bitter woman. Statistics show emotionally abusive parents are not uncommon with emotional abuse being the most common type of substantiated child maltreatment in Australia during 2015-16 with 45% of children either living or being involved with this type of treatment. Due to the absence of Jaspers's father, he was forced to mature whilst other kids were still being kids, this was apparent in the quote ' I been lookin' after myself since I can remember.' This happens to this day with around 21% of children living or being involved with alcohol or substance-abusing parents. In Jaspers' case, the absent alcoholic father intertwined with the fact he is half aboriginal caused him to be the outcast of the town. The novel is full of examples of dysfunctional families. It will also impact their relationships, behaviours and their future. Family dynamics will ultimately impact and influence the way young people view others and their surroundings.
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