Jasper Jones (2011)
“But I was tortured. I was thrown in the hole. They imprisoned me in my room up until this morning. It was supposed to be until after the New Year, but after a brief hearing I’ve been granted parole for good behavior.
It’s the day after Boxing Day and the start of the Country Week Cricket Carnival. Jeffrey has been made twelfth man for the main team, but it’s no sudden admission of his ability: they just need someone to run errands without complaint. In the same way, the seniors team always give... a jersey to Neville Schank, a cricket tragic who has Down syndrome and performs menial tasks with pride and enthusiasm. Not unlike Neville, Jeffrey is the embodiment of excitement. He’s been round twice this morning, his whites starched stiff, begging me to try to make it down to the oval. Both times I had to remind him I was grounded. But to my surprise, my parents have relented and they’ve let me out early. My purgatory has ended. I can stand in the sun. It’s been a long couple of weeks.MoreLess
It’s the day after Boxing Day and the start of the Country Week Cricket Carnival. Jeffrey has been made twelfth man for the main team, but it’s no sudden admission of his ability: they just need someone to run errands without complaint. In the same way, the seniors team always give... a jersey to Neville Schank, a cricket tragic who has Down syndrome and performs menial tasks with pride and enthusiasm. Not unlike Neville, Jeffrey is the embodiment of excitement. He’s been round twice this morning, his whites starched stiff, begging me to try to make it down to the oval. Both times I had to remind him I was grounded. But to my surprise, my parents have relented and they’ve let me out early. My purgatory has ended. I can stand in the sun. It’s been a long couple of weeks.MoreLess
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