Basie and Dr Ransome in Empire of the sun

... Dr Ransome and Basie Dr Ransome and Basie are very similar characters in many ways, such as the way they help out and the way they get on with things, but in other ways they are very different from each other, such as in there general perception of things and there opinions on people. To start off with it is important to state the fact that both Basie and Dr Ransome are survivors, although, they survive in different ways. Dr Ransome keeps himself focused by looking after and caring for the people around him, if he can keep the people around him fit and healthy through helping them it raises his spirits, "Dr Ransome worked hard for the sick, and Jim was sorry that recently he had seemed to lose hope." This shows that he needs the life of the people around him to help himself survive, and he gets this life

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