The young boy views himself as disgusting, repulsive and, ugly. On page 9 he says, “If anything I gave her credit for not throwing up.” In another instance on page 23 he talks about how he feels like people go out of their way to avoid him. He is very self-conscious about his appearance. He says this after a girl looks at him. From the main characters point of view, the guru looks like a cheerful old lady. He states that the guru has faded eyes and that there are wrinkles around his mouth and eyes. Marlon makes a gesture with his chin because he is responding to the guru’s question. The guru asked him is his dogs were Seeing-eye dogs, his chin gesture was his version of a nod. The main characters name is Marek. Marek’s disability is he has a deformed face and hand.
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Claudia is Marek’s mother. Claudia and Marek’s relationship is very different, since his accident she has been very distant. His accident really took a toll on their relationship. Marek describes the people in his group very bluntly. Janne, is described as a beautiful girl in a wheelchair. He describes Kevin, the “self-described psycho queen”, as wearing the same lipstick as Claudia, but heavier applied. He then describes how Richard, the boy with the prosthetic, is sitting with his prosthetic propped up on a chair. He also says that Richard is staring blankly out the window. Marlon is blind, Marek describes him on page 11 as, “the kiss-a** in cheap sunglasses…”. I do not relate to the Marek in a physical way, but I can relate on an emotional level. He is very self-conscious about is deformity/disability. I do not have a disability or deformity but I am very self-conscious about my appearance. Marek always hides his face and avoids drawing attention to himself, I do the
Claudia is Marek’s mother. Claudia and Marek’s relationship is very different, since his accident she has been very distant. His accident really took a toll on their relationship. Marek describes the people in his group very bluntly. Janne, is described as a beautiful girl in a wheelchair. He describes Kevin, the “self-described psycho queen”, as wearing the same lipstick as Claudia, but heavier applied. He then describes how Richard, the boy with the prosthetic, is sitting with his prosthetic propped up on a chair. He also says that Richard is staring blankly out the window. Marlon is blind, Marek describes him on page 11 as, “the kiss-a** in cheap sunglasses…”. I do not relate to the Marek in a physical way, but I can relate on an emotional level. He is very self-conscious about is deformity/disability. I do not have a disability or deformity but I am very self-conscious about my appearance. Marek always hides his face and avoids drawing attention to himself, I do the