Donovan Curtiss Analysis

As Donovan Curtis struggles to keep several important secrets, he finds himself making unexpected friends and learning surprising truths about himself and people he once had little time for. As the narrative explores thematic questions about the value of following impulses, it also explores issues around the different interpretations of the word / concept "gifted".By his own admission, teenager Donovan Curtis is impulsive. Once an idea or a desire for action hits him, he says, he is unable to control it, or to consider the consequences. It’s only in the aftermath of his actions, when things start happening that he didn’t expect, that he comes to understand that following his impulse might not have been the best possible choice. Donovan whacks …show more content…
He passes and remains at the school – until, that is, an incident at a school dance leads him to being recognized by the Superintendent and being taken out of the Academy.Back at his old school, Donovan realizes how much he misses both his new friends and the robot they’d been working on, particularly as the date for the robotics competition gets closer. His friends at his old school see how upset he is, and conspire with Katie (now very close to delivering her baby) to take him to the meet. While there, Donovan once again gives in to an impulse and engages “his” robot in conflict with a competing robot, resulting in both robots / schools being disqualified from the competition.It is at precisely that moment that Katie realizes her baby is coming. She is rushed to the hospital, gives birth safely, and names the baby girl after the robot built by Donovan and his academy classmates. Everything goes back to normal – or close to normal: Donovan continues to attend his old school, but is allowed to continue participating in the Academy’s robotics