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Motivation in Jasper Jones
How do people’s motivations influence their behaviour? (+ outside influences)
- What do they want? (reward)
- Short- term; long-term
- How will they get there?

Choose a Jasper Jones Character- What is their motivation? What do
they want
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Due to the evidence that exists
regarding Laura Witshart’s death, Jasper Jones’ biggest motivation becomes
to keep his knowledge of it a secret and to be not be convicted for her
murder, as he knows that he is innocent
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This results in his attempt to hide Laura’s body, because he
knows that the evidence can incriminate him
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In order to hide the evidence, he even
persuades Charlie Bucktin to help him and keep their actions a secret
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It causes him to become more aware of the
people and world around him, as he grapples with questions such as: why
Jasper Jones is constantly blamed for the crimes that occur in the town
however Charlie is seen to become rather trusting of his character
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This drives him to ask his father various questions,
such as: “But what if they still can't find her?’’
Due to the events of the night that occurred when Jasper Jones first
appeared at Charlie’s window, Charlie becomes guilt-ridden because of the
information he then learnt about the case
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He,

however, promises not to tell anyone that she has died, as the evidence is
incriminating towards Jasper
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For example, the day that Laura’s ‘disappearance’ is first
announced to the townspeople, Charlie is seen to be rude to his mother and
disobedient when she tries to punish him
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Australia in 1965 (Time/ Place where Jasper Jones is set)
- Immigration from South East Asia- predominantly white before
- Discrimination (Racism- White Australia Policy
- Aboriginal people weren’t citizens
- population increase (added to workforce)
COMMUNISM
economic theory that everyone in a society is equal
-middle of the cold war
-Involved in Vietnam War from 1962
-conscription (forced military service)
PEEL Paragraph on Jasper Jones
The assumptions that society makes about someone limits their
understanding of that person
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This can often mean that a
person’s feelings towards someone else will forever be influenced by the first
assumptions they make of them, which can prevent them from truly getting to
know and, therefore, understand the other person
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Jasper
Jones is half-white and half-aboriginal, which makes him racially different
from the predominantly white town he lives in, causing many town civilians to
make false assumptions about his character
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Due to his notorious reputation, few of his peers
even try to understand him, which is seen when he says to Charlie Bucktin
‘’They don’t even know me’’
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This literary technique is very effective, as it invokes
sympathy in readers, who now view Jasper Jones as misjudged and
misunderstood, instead of as the delinquent he is said to be
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Conventions of Mystery Novel:
-a strong hook
-active reader involvement in piecing together info
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-The hook is very effective
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“I don’t know why, but he has
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Maybe he doesn’t have anywhere to go
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-There are also lots of red herrings in the text, because Charlie is narrating
the story, so the readers can get distracted by other suspects like he does
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g
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-The fact that Charlie is the narrating the story means that the reader will
piece together the evidence at the same time as him,which is a mystery
genre convention
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His only friend
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”- Charlie thinks about Jasper
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We were gonna get out
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“Sorry
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“I think of Eliza Witshart not knowing where her sister is, living with that button
of panic in her chest
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“Jeffrey has been made twelfth man for the main team, but it’s no sudden
admission of his ability: they just need someone to run errands without
complaint
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”Charlie describes Jasper
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“She screamed and slapped her cup right into her chest”- Mrs Finnleigh did
this to Mrs Lu
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“They expect it, he’s a thief of course
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“has a terrible reputation in Corrigan”- about Jasper
“They reckon I’m just half an animal with half a vote
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“They don’t even know me”- Jasper said to Charlie
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”- Jasper says to
Charlie
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”- Charlie thinks
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Leaving Corrigan behind
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“never forgave himself”- about Jack Lionel
“wished it were he that had died, not Rosie Jones
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