Broken Lives by Estelle Blackburn :: Character Analysis, Literary Analysis

The fourth Chapter of Estella Blackburns non fiction novel Broken lives A Fathers Influence, exposes contributors to Eric Edgar Cooke and John passings 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. Cookes psychiatric assessment that he received during one of his first convictions and his life after conviction, marring Sally Lavin. It also exposes John Buttons crime of truancy, and his move from the UK to Australia. The chapter A Fathers Influence is constructed with several techniques including selection of detail, pickaxe of language, picture, structure and writers point of view to reveal Blackburns values of favorable acceptance, parenting, family love, and a fathers influence. Consequently revealing her attitude that a childs upbringing and there parents i nfluence alter the characterization of a child significantly.Blackburns choice of language is impetrative in put the reader to see Button as the Protagonist and Cooke as the antagonist. The bakers dozen year old blinked and stammered when he tried to answer the magistrates questions nigh why he was wagging school. The words blinked and stammered describing buttons actions kick upstairs sympathy and an resourcefulness of innocence. But now he felt vengeful too. He precious to spoil things a little for those happy people who didnt touch like he did, the words vengeful, and wanted to spoil associated with Cookes thoughts, encourage a menacing, and revengeful imagery of Cooke.