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Yr 10 English Humanity and War Essay
‘Empire of the Sun is a story about how the human spirit can overcome the most
difficult of events
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War is an aggressive phenomenon triggered by disputes and fuelled by ambition, with rippling
affects that can destroy entire populations
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Through the novel we are shown the
protagonists mental maturity, his survival and growing independence, as well as his newfound
viewpoint on war
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Jim’s
process of self-discovery as he realises his potential for resourcefulness, determination and
resilience in the face of difficulty and turmoil in a damaged nation
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Throughout the
course of the novel Jim grows as a result of his poor circumstances and makes the most out of living
at Lunghua camp
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Jim is
a wealthy only child, showing stereotypical signs of loneliness with selfish and dependent morals,
now sought after figures to rely on like a normal parent-child relationship
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This allows Jim added security, knowing he has someone to count on when he is in a
struggle
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In conjunction to this is
Jim’s exposure to cruelty which leads him to a deeper understanding of its causes
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It would have helped to keep up their
spirits, a task which Jim was finding more and more difficult
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Jim remained passionate about planes, with planes becoming a symbol for the
fight between the Allies and Axis powers, but Jim now no longer romanticised about the destruction
war can bring

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