Pop By Gordon Korman Character Analysis

Marcus told himself he wasn't going to get in trouble anymore. He wanted to stay away from the troubles of society to make himself better. Well that didn't last long when a man named Charlie with a brain disorder came into the picture in the book “Pop by Gordon Korman” Charlie was willing to help him and be friends the better himself but little did he know that Charlie was into trouble and wasn't the best influence for Marcus. The opposing force of trouble over took Marcus once again, and it would test his mental strength. Little does Marcus realize, Greg has alzheimer's.
Marcus is a high schooler who recently moved into small town in the middle of summer. There isn’t much at all to do in this lonely boring town that they live in. Marcus walks around for days trying to find something to do until he comes across an older man walking around the middle of a …show more content…
The next day Marcus comes across this man again but this time he decides to go up to him, he introduces himself only to find out that he is talking to Gregg Popovich aka. “The King of Pop”. Throughout the summer they begin to develop a strong bond a become close friends. Each day Marcus realizes that Charlie doesn't seem to remember the things they talked about, or what the happened to do the day before. The disease from a website claims “Alzheimer's is a type of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior. Symptoms usually develop slowly and get worse over time, becoming severe enough to interfere with daily tasks.” (Alzheimer's Association). Due to the amount of hits to the head after years of paying the sport the alzheimer's began to develop stronger and stronger, and this actually happens to many people around the world "Youngsters, especially between the ages of 10