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CRAIG SILVEY - AUTHOR CONTEXT
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How does Craig Silvey’s personal context influence his composing of the novel Jasper Jones? Explore the author context and themes of Jasper Jones
CRAIG SILVEY
AUTHOR CONTEXT
1982.01.01.
Early Life
Personal Details
Silvey grew up on an orchard in Dwellingup, a small town in the south-west of Western Australia. As a kid he was isolated in his home life plus being alienated into his own world without having any siblings.
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“I used to take books out with me while I picked and packed apples, resulting in a fairly lax work rate. I went to a strange but lovely school which was curiously integrated inside a Victorian era tourist attraction called Pioneer World, which featured street theater, Clydesdale rides, gold panning and anything that was remotely Ye Olde. It was fantastic.”
Aspirations
Literary Influence
His aspirations of writing came after a knee injury shattered his promising career of interpretive dance. This includes the idea that Silvey wants the readers of his books to have an experience through whatever the text he writes and for emotions as well.
Books of Inspiration
Books of Inspiration
- Drown, by Junot Diaz,
- Guernica by Pablo Picasso,
- Eleanor Rigby by The Beatles,
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Concluding Statement
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Craig Silvey’s early life reflects that of Charlie Bucktin’s; they both grew up in a small country town, and share similarities between their hobbies and family life. Silvey enjoyed reading, as did Charlie, and his literary influences largely impacted the character, context and themes of Jasper Jones. These tenets resonate on a personal level with Craig Silvey, and hence influence his composing of the novel Jasper Jones.
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Silvey, on writing Jasper Jones, states, “Jasper Jones was beckoning me all too urgently, and, like Charlie Bucktin, I followed Jasper through the town of Corrigan with trepidation.”