Friday, August 2, 2019
Broken Lives by Estelle Blackburn :: Character Analysis, Literary Analysis
The fourth Chapter of Estella Blackburnââ¬â¢s non fiction novel Broken lives ââ¬Å"A Fathers Influenceâ⬠, exposes readers to Eric Edgar Cooke and John Buttonââ¬â¢s time of adolescence. The chapter juxtaposes the two main characters too provide the reader with character analyses so later they may make judgment on the verdict. The chapter includes accounts of the crimes and punishments that Cooke contended with from 1948 to 1958. Cookeââ¬â¢s psychiatric assessment that he received during one of his first convictions and his life after conviction, marring Sally Lavin. It also exposes John Buttonââ¬â¢s crime of truancy, and his move from the UK to Australia. The chapter ââ¬Å"A Fathers Influenceâ⬠is constructed with several techniques including selection of detail, choice of language, characterization, structure and writers point of view to reveal Blackburnââ¬â¢s values of social acceptance, parenting, family love, and a fatherââ¬â¢s influence. Consequently revealing her attitude that a childââ¬â¢s upbringing and there parents influence alter the characterization of a child significantly. Blackburnââ¬â¢s choice of language is impetrative in positioning the reader to see Button as the Protagonist and Cooke as the antagonist. ââ¬Å"The thirteen year old blinked and stammered when he tried to answer the magistrateââ¬â¢s questions about why he was wagging schoolâ⬠. The words ââ¬Å"blinked and stammeredâ⬠describing buttons actions encourage sympathy and an imagery of innocence. ââ¬Å"But now he felt vengeful too. He wanted to spoil things a little for those happy people who didnââ¬â¢t suffer like he didâ⬠, the words ââ¬Å"vengeful, and wanted to spoilâ⬠associated with Cookeââ¬â¢s thoughts, encourage a menacing, and revengeful imagery of Cooke.
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