George Olson's Character Analysis

At the beginning of the novel Lucy is undoubtedly struggling, she has no real friends or even family members to rely upon. Thus, she uses school as a way of coping with her own life, believing that her academic success will be her ticket out of Pompe and onto a better life. Yet, George Olson eventually comes into the play, a person who finally understands her and listens to her. Thus, she never really hesitates to get into that Aston Martin with George, believing that her ticket out of Pompe and onto a better life had arrived early. Sure, he may have understood her better than anyone else, but the idea of getting away from Pompe and acquiring money as well was something she had only dreamed of. She treated the road trip as an adventure, imagining the possible places that George Orson could be taking her too. They eventually arrived in the middle of a dry, mostly abandoned area of Nebraska. She had heard stories of the area earlier on from George and it had seemed like quite a neat place. Although it might have been a booming area back in the day, all she saw now was an abandoned house with a dried up lake, not quite what she was hoping for. Yet, George promises her that they will only be there for a little while and so she lets her worries reside for the time being. Several weeks …show more content…
Although he had came through with the large sum, it becomes apparent that fraud or embezzlement was involved. Although George Olson gives an example as a hypothetical, it can be inferred that the money was stolen from Goldman Sachs. Lucy debates her current situation throughout this chapter, realizing that she is getting involved with fraud and that a name change will be needed. Yet, she decides that it is ultimately a blessing and thus at the end of the chapter says, “Thank you, God.” Internal conflict is a huge part of this scene as a whole, as she has to choose between doing the right thing or acquiring