7/6/2023 0 Comments Jasper jones the book![]() Charlie’s father just took it all in, never responding, looking at her with the same expression he looked at Charlie with when he arrived home that night: “in a faintly curious and disappointed way” (167). Charlie felt sad and defensive of his father, like his mother was taking the opportunity to attack him. She thought he “was so distant and self-involved that his own son could walk out in the middle of the night and he didn’t even know” (167). Charlie’s mother accused his father of being “a poor parent, a useless husband,” and “of not caring for either, not for anyone other than himself” (167). His mother yelled at him for some time, but it was Charlie’s father who incurred the majority of her wrath. ![]() The police bought his story easily, but that didn’t stop his parents from punishing him. During this interaction, Charlie “discovered a gift for lies” (164). ![]() ![]() ![]() The night the police were at his house, Charlie lied convincingly about being at Eliza’s in order to comfort her. It is the day after boxing day, December 27th. As the chapter opens, Charlie is finishing up his punishment for leaving that night with Jasper, which meant being grounded for weeks. ![]()
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