The Empire of the sun by J.B BallardCompare the influence of Dr Ransome and Basie on Jim’s experiences and outlook on the war.

Essay Question The Empire of the sun by J.B Ballard



Sitting next to Basie….Jim realised that the entire experience of the war had been touched the American……He had learned nothing from the war because he experienced nothing, like the chinese peasants whom he located and shot. As Dr Ransome had said , people who expected nothing were danderous.’ (page 322)

Compare the influence of Dr Ransome and Basie on Jim’s experiences and outlook on the war.


Jim has grown up over the past years in a very different way to ant other young boy of his age would. Jim has been away from his parents and anyone close to him. Jim has grown up with tow main influences in his life Dr Ransome and Basie. Basie is not the most ideal person to bring jim up or lurn from in a normal life style but jim did not grow up in a normal life style he grew up in a prisoner of war camp for 3 years without his parent and took a journy to get there. At first jim...