Voices In The Park Analysis

DON’T JUDGE ME OTHERWISE… There are similar messages between ‘Crusher is Coming’ and ‘Voices in the Park’ which is important to understand for young people. While these two books differ greatly there are some key messages which are shown in both books. When analysing and comparing these two stories, the reader will understand that they shouldn’t judge others by their appearance, symbolism and how you think can affect your personality.
One of the similar messages in ‘Crusher is Coming’ and ‘Voices in the Park’ is that you shouldn’t judge people by how they look. In the story ‘Voices in the Park’ Charles’ mother sees him talking to a poor looking girl. Charles’ mother judged the girl by her appearance and thought that she was rough, but in reality she was nice. “Then I saw him talking to a very rough-looking child” but she didn’t see Charles and Smudge playing together and she didn’t see Charles giving her a flower. Therefore Charles’ mother is judging Smudge and the reader was given the message that that’s not the right thing to
They use different font, colours and symbols to convey different characters and their perspectives. ‘Voices in the park’ is written for older readers. In this story they have used a formal font and ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬¬dull colours for Charles’ mother to show that she is a formal rich woman, but they have used a messy font and ¬¬¬¬¬¬¬bright colours to show that Smudge is a playful, fun girl. In ‘Crusher is Coming’ there are not as many symbols as there are in ‘Voices in the Park’ but there is one symbol that shows what Peter wants to be like. There is ‘Skull and Crossbones’ picture hanging on Peter’s bedroom door. This symbol has always represented danger, death and cruelty. Peter has hung that picture on his door because he wants to show everyone that he’s tough, dangerous and cruel. So in this way, throughout both stories. Symbols, colour and font represent different characters and their