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Character Map*, Throughout the book, Eliza is the focus of Charlie's…
Character Map*
Eliza Wishart
Eliza Wishart is the sister of Laura who died in the start of the book. She is in Charlie's grade, she is intelligent, confident and skilful.
Mad Jack Lionel
Mad Jack Lionel is known all around Corrigan because of the rumour that he supposedly killed a woman. He is a mysterious man and rarely comes out of his house. It has become a test between the school kids to steal a peach from the trees in his garden. Though towards the end of the novel, Jasper and Charlie realise that Jack isn't like who they thought he was and this changes their perspective of him.
Wesley Bucktin
Wesley is Charlie's father and Ruth's wife. Like Charlie he has a passion for reading and writing. They have a close relationship, more so then with Ruth. He is an intelligent and wise man and loves Charlie dearly.
Jeffery Lu
Jeffery Lu is Charlie's best friend, he is Vietnamese and gets a lot of bullying from school because of this. And rarely gets much respect from his Cricket teammates even though he is a talented player. Jeffery is the same age as Charlie, though he had been moved forward a year. He and Charlie have an interesting relationship, they both have an interesting sense of humour and understand what it's like to be bullied. Jeffery deals with racism and discrimination from his schoolmates and towns people, we see more of this further in the book.
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Charlie Bucktin
Charlie Bucktin is the protagonist, he is a young teenage boy and he is best friends with Jeffery Lu. Charlie loves reading, he is intelligent and constantly gets bullied for this.
Wesley and Ruth are Charlie's parents, they have a strained relationship and it doesn't end well.
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Jasper Jones
Jasper Jones is just a little older then Charlie, he is half-Aboriginal, half-white and is son to an careless alcoholic father. He is thought of as a thief, a criminal and an outcast in his own town.
Laura Wishart
Laura Wishart is the girl that hung herself in the start of the book, she was Eliza's sister and Jasper's girlfriend. She was found hanging in Japser's glade, the spot they would hang out together.
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Pete Wishart
Pete Wishart is Eliza and Laura's father. He is abusive and alcoholic, we would constantly torment and harass Laura, which ultimately led to her death when she couldn't take it any more.
Ruth Bucktin
Ruth is the mother of Charlie and Wesley's wife. She isn't happy with her life in Corrigan, and has a bitter and sarcastic sense of humour. She eventually leaves Charlie and Wesley to go back to her wealthy family in the city.
Warwick Trent
Warwick is the school bully, he constantly bullies Charlie for his intelligence and love of reading. Warwick is also part of the Corrigan cricket team, alongside Jeffery, who he likes to bully as well.
Throughout the book, Eliza is the focus of Charlie's mind and desires. Eventually they find out that they both have feelings for each other. Charlie senses that Eliza knows something about Laura's death, however he finds out what it is near the end of the novel.
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Jasper Jones takes Charlie to see Laura's body during one night since then they create this bond of trust and understanding. They face lots of adversity and challenges together.
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Jack Lionel is Jasper's grandfather, this was discovered near the end of the book when Charlie and Jasper went to confront Jack about Laura's death. It was then that they realised that Jack wasn't at all like they had thought. And new and different bonds were formed between them and their attitudes towards each other.
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