The Meaning Of Jasper Jones By Craig Silvey
Jasper Jones is technically good in that it has a message and themes and all that. But the deeper meaning is so close to the surface that a five-year-old could tell you what Craig Silvey is really trying to say. So I guess it’s not really a “deeper” meaning at all, more like a “surface meaning.” As suggested by my “better” title, Silvey was very obviously inspired by To Kill a Mockingbird. It sometimes seemed like he was writing it as TKAM fanfiction with a bunch of major changes and twists, and before he knew it he had a novel, so he decided to go ahead and publish for real.
My main problem was that I got the sense that Silvey was trying too hard. I don’t know what he intended Jasper Jones to be when he started it, but he seems to have
My main problem was that I got the sense that Silvey was trying too hard. I don’t know what he intended Jasper Jones to be when he started it, but he seems to have