Basie

In your book, make detailed notes (with quotations) about the character of Basie. Considering:

• Jim’s attitude to him
• His attitude towards Jim
• His attitude towards the war
• His behaviour in the camp
• His way of survival
• His importance in terms of the plot

Useful passages and pages to consider.

• 95-9
• 101
• 115-20
• 165
• 216-21
• 223-4
• 225-6
• 236
• 317
• 318
• 321
• 322-4
• 329
• 332


Ext Read the following extract (page 116-7). This is where Jim and Basie are at the Open Air Cinema.