Wednesday, November 3, 2010

The Boys Next Door

So I haven't fully read the Act yet, but I have read about 7 pages.  So I am going to write on the characters and what i think of them so far and what I assume they are alike to see maybe if I am correct when finishing the full act.

Jack:  At first I had no idea Jack was not mentally handicapped.  When I read this I went back and read over his lines and I realized he didn't really show a sign of it, but it shows that he is really good with them and how to talk with them.  From his side monologue it sounds like he is getting worn down and I wonder if he will be able to stay with them any longer.  I am wondering if he will be the main character, I believe they all will, but if it will be centered more around him.

Arnold:  I love Arnold and it made me so angry when the shopkeeper told him that he would need that many Wheaties for one person.  He really reminds me of a fellow student in elementary school that I helped.  He says he is deeply nervous so he sort of sounds a little paranoid especially that he ahd to get 19 things at the store since they didn't have enough Wheaties.

Norman:  I haven't read a lot on Norman yet, but I like him.  How they open the door and he doesn't remember a box of doughnuts under his shirt.  I love his big key ring too, it sounds like he is very happy about this job and likes to show it off and seem like he works really really hard.  Hence him going to bed in the early afternoon.

Lucien:  Lucien seems more like a younger kid.  The others seem like they try and are more intellectual.  Lucien has his library card and gets all these yearbooks, which makes me think he can't read, but really wants to seem like he does.

Barry:  I haven't read barely anything on him, but he has this golf list and has people sign up on it because he says he is a golf pro.  I don't know why he is saying this, maybe he wants to have a skill and have people come to him for help or pay him for lessons.  I truly don't know a lot about Barry, so I am excited to see.

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