TRANSFORMATION OF CHARACTERS FROM TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD BY HARPER LEE TO THE NOVEL JASPER JONES BY CRAIG SILVEY

Abstract

In modern literary analysis, the transformation of the characters is a dynamic phenomenon worth discussing. In the current work, the transformation of heroes of the novel by Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird, to Craig Silvey’s  Jasper Jones is analysed. The transformed characters under discussion are protagonists Scout (Jean Louise Finch) in To Kill a Mockingbird and  Charlie Bucktin in Jasper Jones. Moreover, there are other characters symbolizing “mockingbird”, namely Tom Robinson in To Kill a Mockingbird reintroduced in Jasper Jones as Jasper Jones, as well as Boo Arthur Radley in To Kill a Mockingbird, with Mad Jack Leonel in Jasper Jones. The core concept of the books is spiritual maturity in childhood, which is addressed via the experiences of young protagonists. None of the manuscripts is written in isolation; each novel has an intertextual connection to the former novels the author has read