Character Analysis Of Noah In Carl Hiaasen's 'Flush'

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In the book Flush, by Carl Hiaasen, Noah shows that you should stand up for what you believe in. Noah, one of the main characters is trying to find a way to help his dad get out of jail, even when he knows sinking the boat wasn’t the best way, he thinks dumping sewage is more worse than sinking Coral Queen. Noah loves both his parents and has to play the peacemaker between them. His father is a nature lover and had a rather careless personality. He doesn't think before he speaks. Donna, Noah's mother, loves her husband dearly but she is tired of him making mistakes. He's been guilty of his unpredictable behavior in the past. She loves the beautiful water and beaches just as much as her husband does but she has her children to think of and her mortgage to pay. Noah’s little sister is full of adventure and a sassy little 6 year old. Dusty Muleman dumps sewage in water and pays off the coast guards to lie. Jasper Jr. is the son of Dusty Muleman. He is very cruel to Noah, and he is a quite nasty person overall. …show more content…
Paine sunk the Coral Queen into thunder beach! Paine’s reasoning is that he believes that Dusty Muleman is dumping the sewage from the casino boat into the ocean. Noah, his sister Abbey, and Shelly are trying to bring Dusty Muleman to justice. One of the way they try to prove that Paine is innocent is by Abbey recording Coral queen sinking the boat, but it was unsuccessful, the next plan flush food coloring so, when coral queen dumps the sewage you would be able to see the color in water. Noah and Abby keep trying to find a way to prove there dad is innocent, because they know that Dusty Muleman is a terrible person for dumping sewage water at a beach where little kids play in the

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