Best Boy By Eli Gottlieb Analysis

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“Best Boy” by Eli Gottlieb is about a fifty-two year old, autistic male named Todd Aaron, who has been institutionalized for over 40 years at the Payton Living Center. The cheerful man reads an encyclopedia called Mr. B, consistently. Consequently, Todd vexes a new staff member of the facility titled Mike Hinton, who reminds him of his abusive, lifeless father and his brain-injured, obnoxious roommate dubbed Tommy annoys him even more. Martine, a one-eyed resident, who views Todd romantically and forced him to stop taking his medication in order to feel normal. Notwithstanding, all the events going on in Todd’s life make, he desperately wants to travel back home to his wealthy, younger brother, Nate. Unfortunately, Todd’s mother passed away,

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