Edward britton Essay

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Edward Britton the main character of the book written by Gary Crew and Philip Neilsen comes from a background of acting, reading and wrighting coming to the prison for younger boys in "Van Diemen's Land" for being falsly imprisoned for stealing clothes from the theatre where he worked at. the other main character Izod Wolfe has a diffrent background only being able to read and wright poorly he saw his family die from starvation thanks to a man from the military,"Sergeant Buckridge" Izod wanted revenge and looked around the for the lieutenant's regiment stowing away into another country. Starved and homeless he was charged with vagrancy and illegal immigration fuelled by hatred he was the only one of his family to survive. Both boys are treated with punishment diffrently and most times cruelly. Edward Britton and Izod Wolfe are punished throughout the book showing the reader how edward is treated differently from Izod because of his background. Edward is treated better or less harshly but is despised by some of the guards and other boys at the prison, "It was because of this that certain guards - and some boys - thought that Britton was favoured, even uppity, and needed bringing down." (page. 75) by the guards like Hecht and Buckridge Both treated Edward Britton badly and wanted him gone for good, rotting in Port Arthur the prison for adults. while Edward is able to get along with some people like Mr. Patterson the surgeon. Thanks to this he is able to get out of some punishments from Hecht. Hecht hates Edward Britton because of his good background and looks. Izod is treated badly by Bull and Buckridge in the classroom for not being able to read and the area where he is from. "he raised the birch and struck Izod full against the cheek." (page. 85) he is quiet and finds friendship within himself. he takees solace in hatred and darkness, not to be seen in a crown or
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