The most significant, relatable, and realistic character is without a doubt Charlie Bucktin. In many ways, Themes that repeat frequently in Jasper Jones include the passage from youth to adulthood, the inherent darkness of humanity, and appearance vs. truth all of these relate to the overall theme of coming of age as seen in my visual rep , this Colourful / Bright / youthful colours mixing into darker shades to represent coming of age an youthfulness and learning new deeper darker topics and exploring and finding themselves and maturing. Charlie Bucktin is awakened at the start of this book by an urgent knock on his window. Jasper Jones, a Corrigan outcast, is his visitor. Jasper is viewed by Charlie as a dangerous and mysterious man who …show more content…
When Charlie discovered his mother was having an affair, it was another important turning point in his development from a child into an adult. "The walls could be collapsing, but I'm at peace." the 'walls' are a metaphor that represent Charlie's upbringing. He is aware that after this incident, nothing can be the same as it once was. For Charlie, his parents' deteriorating marriage was unusual because at the time, people were thought to be "married for life." Charlie's ideas about evil in the world and his consideration of historical monsters were afflicted by the horrific and horrifying murder of Sylvia Likens. He also became aware of other terrible events in the world, which finally made him doubt everything even more. “And how was it that Gertrude Baniszewski could seduce so many children into committing these acts? How could they turn up, day after day, to do the unspeakable? And how could they return home of an evening, no words or shame or remorse tumbling out of their mouths? What did Sylvia Likens do to deserve …show more content…
It is becoming more common knowledge, especially among authorities, that beneath someone's outward appearance might lurk a startling reality. An prominent theme in Jasper Jones is the abuse of authority figures' positions of power and how they are not always what they seem to be. Laura's father presents himself as the Shire President, a dependable, powerful, and well-respected family man, but in reality, he is "the worst of them," sexually abusing Laura, his own daughter. "Eliza never realised that her father, the shire president, also entered Laura's bedroom because she was unaware of it. But he didn't speak in an appropriate manner. He entered quietly while inebriated. always boozed up. Always act discretely. Charlie struggled to understand the darkness Laura's father felt in his heart, as evidenced by the writing's stream of consciousness style. Additionally, Laura's circumstance serves as a prime illustration of how it was typical for people to conceal secrets from one another in the 1960s. This was done to prevent them from feeling condemned by their community or from "airing their dirty