Jasper Jones

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Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9

Themes

All Themes Fear Racism and Scapegoating Understanding, Innocence, and Sympathy Appearances and Secrets Escape, Guilt, and Writing

Quotes

Characters

All Characters Charlie Bucktin Jasper Jones Mad Jack Lionel Wesley Bucktin Ruth Bucktin Eliza Wishart Jeffrey Lu Laura Wishart Warwick Trent Pete Wishart David Jones Rosie Jones

Symbols

All Symbols Batman versus Superman Peaches “Sorry”

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Introduction

Plot Summary

Detailed Summary
& Analysis

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9

Themes

All Themes
Fear
Racism and Scapegoating
Understanding, Innocence, and Sympathy
Appearances and Secrets
Escape, Guilt, and Writing

Quotes

Characters

All Characters
Charlie Bucktin
Jasper Jones
Mad Jack Lionel
Wesley Bucktin
Ruth Bucktin
Eliza Wishart
Jeffrey Lu
Laura Wishart
Warwick Trent
Pete Wishart
David Jones
Rosie Jones

Symbols

All Symbols
Batman versus Superman
Peaches
“Sorry”

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Arn, Jackson. "Jasper Jones." LitCharts LLC, October 4, 2015. Retrieved November 18, 2019. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/jasper-jones.

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