Jasper Jones - Racism in dialogue

Which language techniques have been used in this quote: ‘This town thinks I’m an animal, Charlie. They think I belong in a cage’?

• Simile and imagery

• Personification and onomatopoeia

• Metaphor and dialect with racial implications

• Imagery and dialogue

Check any of the racist terms used in the play:

• 'Cong

• Half-caste

• Red Rat

• Slapface

Charlie says Jasper is labelled by the town as ‘a thief, a liar, a thug, a truant... a feral and an orphan... an example of poor aptitude’. Which 2 language techniques convey their racism?

• Colloquial language and simile

• Cumulative listing and metaphor

• personification and alliteration

• Assonance and jargon

What does the writer of the play want us to feel about the racist treatment of Jasper and Jeffrey's family?

• Angry

• Agree with the towns' attitude

• it is unfair

• laugh it it

Do you think the play is successful in getting audiences to question the racist attitudes depicted?

• Yes - it makes you more aware of how wrong such language and behaviour is

• Yes - it makes you want to support Jasper and Jeffrey

• No - it shows what life was really like in the 1960's

• No - it just shows racism is still a problem