In the 1996 Australian novel, Jihad by Rosanne Hawke, one of the main characters named, Jasper, has faced many struggles from his father’s death. Throughout the novel, Jaspers father’s death have impacted Jasper, altering his attitude and changing him emotionally and his faith with God. However, he soon finds inner peace within himself with the help of his friends and by God.
At the beginning of the novel, Jasper was a confident and a cheerful teenager who had a bright attitude and had a good relationship with his friends. However, after the loss of his father, Jasper changed dramatically and his attitude towards people became different. He became distant from people and was very tense and depressed. Jaime had expressed that Jasper “didn’t …show more content…
Jasper didn’t converse conversations with people and wasn’t close with his friends unlike his usual self. Jaime had expressed that “The bitterness and distance in his tone shocked me for we had been close, but as I tried to find that common ground we used to share, he kept moving away.” The childhood friendships that Jasper had with his friends had gone and he was no longer close to them.
As the kidnapping took place, Jasper’s leadership skills shined through as he took control of the situation and cared for the girl’s safety. “We have to escape – it’s imperative – especially for your safety.” The kidnapping made Jasper more protective of the girls as they were very vulnerable and he tried to get the girls into a safer environment.
The confrontment by Sohail made Jasper reflect himself on his life and helped him realise his inner feelings about God. He resented God for taking his father away but as Sohail had criticized Jasper for his faith in God, Jasper had realised that he had went against everything that his father had believed in. He accepted that his father had gone and he began to believe in God. ”The peace of Allah is in you.” Sohail had quoted. Jasper finally found inner peace by the grace of
At the beginning of the novel, Jasper was a confident and a cheerful teenager who had a bright attitude and had a good relationship with his friends. However, after the loss of his father, Jasper changed dramatically and his attitude towards people became different. He became distant from people and was very tense and depressed. Jaime had expressed that Jasper “didn’t …show more content…
Jasper didn’t converse conversations with people and wasn’t close with his friends unlike his usual self. Jaime had expressed that “The bitterness and distance in his tone shocked me for we had been close, but as I tried to find that common ground we used to share, he kept moving away.” The childhood friendships that Jasper had with his friends had gone and he was no longer close to them.
As the kidnapping took place, Jasper’s leadership skills shined through as he took control of the situation and cared for the girl’s safety. “We have to escape – it’s imperative – especially for your safety.” The kidnapping made Jasper more protective of the girls as they were very vulnerable and he tried to get the girls into a safer environment.
The confrontment by Sohail made Jasper reflect himself on his life and helped him realise his inner feelings about God. He resented God for taking his father away but as Sohail had criticized Jasper for his faith in God, Jasper had realised that he had went against everything that his father had believed in. He accepted that his father had gone and he began to believe in God. ”The peace of Allah is in you.” Sohail had quoted. Jasper finally found inner peace by the grace of