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Register to read the introduction… You need backup. If there are only two people, and someone drops off the edge, then you're on your own. Two isn't a large enough number. You need three at leas" This is when Marcus realises that Will could be that third person that he needs in his life. Even though Marcus and Will seem to have their highs they have also had their lows and their conflicts. A conflict that Marcus and Will have is when Marcus is looking for someone to support him and help his mother with her depression the only person that he can turn to is Will, when Marcus asks Will to help Will replies "Why should she listen to me? Who am I? Nobody",(Page Will believes that he can’t help because he is a nobody but Marcus replies "You're not nobody. You're--". Marcus is trying to convince Will that they are more than friends and this is sign where Marcus is trying to tell will that he isn't just a friend he is also a ‘father figure’. …show more content…
Marcus, with no help from anyone else than himself, had met Ellie, the rebellion girl from school. Ellie finds the figure of Marcus extremely funny, and the two of them develops a friendly relationship. She copes with his tormentors at school in a particular and unexpected way. The meeting with Ellie changes Marcus life. In the beginning Marcus had to change as person to get rid of his problems. But all that was needed was

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