Jasper Jones Novel Study

Outline * Topic - people aren’t always as they seem * Thesis statement - Craig Silvey demonstrates the concept of façade verse reality. He proves this though the characters of Jasper Jones, Jack Lionel and Pete Wishard. * Paragraph 1 - Jasper Jones is seen as a bit of an outcast but in the end he is innocent * Paragraph 2 – Jack Lionel comes across as a mad killer who doesn’t associate with anyone in Corrigan and is living in his creepy old house just planning his next attack. * Paragraph 3 – Pete Wishard is portrayed as being a loyal man, the shire president. However, nobody would guess that he is secretly raping his daughter and making her life hell causing her to kill herself.

Introduction
Minor characters can often be seen as meaningless and don’t really have any contribution to the novel. However, in many novels they are vital and can often be the key to the theme of the novel. In Craig Silveys Jasper Jones many minor characters have a big impact of the theme of façade verse reality. Silvey demonstrates this concept through the characters of Jasper Jones, Jack Lionel and Pete Wishard.

Paragraph 1 – Jasper Jones
Pg. 55 – “I think he’s the most honest person in town.” Charlie about Jasper
One character that shows the theme of façade verse reality is an important minor character is Jasper Jones. Initially, Jasper is seen as the town outcast. If any crime is committed especially the murder of the shire president’s daughter, he would be the name on everyone’s lips.
At the beginning of the novel Jasper comes to Charlies window with a secret, a big secret that cannot possibly be kept to himself. * Father is a no good drunk * He finds that jasper is not the thieving, destructive bully that he is painted out to be, but simply a teenager struggling to get by.
Paragraph 2 – Jack Lionel
Pg 318

Paragraph 3 – Pete Wishard