Prompt; Theme
Pages 140-280
The theme of the book Ripper is that the main character is coming of age. This is shown through out the book for example Carver our protagonist becomes a detective even though he was originally an orphan. This is shown on page 12 were it is stated " The board has also decided we can no longer house residents past age thirteen." and on page 13 where it is stated "...focus on making the best-possible impression on net week's Prospective Parents Say." This shows that no matter were you come from you can still do great thing with your live.
Carver action also show that the theme of the book is coming of age because at the beginning of the book Carver is petty and steals for his personal gain. This is shown on pages 6 and 7 where Carver thinks Of course this would be the only lock in Ellis Orphanage that ever gave him trouble. It wasn't his first crime, but it was the only that could change his life." This showed me that Carver still hasn't learned his moral because he still has not matured yet. As the story progresses Carver begins to mature as he accept a job to help solve crimes so the law-breakers can be sent to justice.
The setting of the book Ripper also affects the themes because the story takes place in the early 1900's in New York. The city can be seen as a symbol of coming of age at that time because this is when new York started to hit its strides finically to be come the city we know as now. This is the same thing that Carver is doing as he is maturing and becoming a "well oiled machine" in his work. The setting also helps show how Carver has to learn how to live in this "new world".
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