The Last Book in the Universe takes place in a post-apocalyptic setting with the main character Spaz. The name of the author who made The Last Book in the Universe is Rodman Philbrick. The main character Spaz has a condition called Epilepsy which is why he was named Spaz. His character really changed throughout the story and you start to learn about his history. Spaz is definitely one of the most interesting characters throughout the book. Another interesting character in the book would be Lanaya you can see how her personality changes during the book and how she views things.
The main character Spaz had a very interesting background/history that the author starts to explain in chapter six “The thing about bean”. Spaz originally lived with his foster parents Charlie and Kay he also lived with his little sister Bean. After Spaz had helped Bean because she was
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After the message he had enough reasoning and motivation to go to her. He brought Ryter because Ryter knew the way through the tunnels and Little Face followed them. You could tell his change in personality when he had heard about Bean being sick instead of having the “nobody matters but me attitude” he started getting hope and caring more for others throughout the book.
His epilepsy wasn’t his only defect he acted brave and tough but when it came down to it he would get scared and not move. On page 132 Spaz says “I was so scared. Too scared to do anything but run. Too scared, even, to think about Bean.” After that he starts realizing how much of a coward he can be and he starts to feel depressed. One thing that was a defect was that he always blamed everything or everyone else for his problems. Whenever something bad happened or went wrong he would usually blame Ryter or Lanaya. However towards the end of the book he redeems his
We don´t get a lot of information about the various characters.The story is told in first person through a narrator who’s an african american man who remains without a name throughout the novel, besides
There are a good bit of characters in this book. There is Brian (the main character), Brian’s mother, Susan, Haley, Carl, Brian’s father, Caleb, the pilot, the two fishermen, and Billy. Where this is taking place is in a small town and in the woods, but is mostly talking about being in the woods. Brian use to live in the woods by himself. He comes back to a town to finish up school and has to part his ways from the woods.
Characters: Stevie and Susan Carol are the two main characters of the book. It also had many minor characters.
Darcy is the main character, Jamie is Darcy’s sister and Hakeem is Darcy’s boyfriend/ ex boyfriend, Tarah is her best friend. Copper is Tarah’s boyfriend and Liselle and Brain are brother and sister. Now you know everybody in the book. Every character in the book plays a very special part in it. They make the plot special and unique in its own way.
Another great supporting character in this book is Helen Kirsten. She was a teacher/ librarian from New York City. She was odd and different. She was hired to be a librarian and a part time English teacher. She ended up being a full time English teacher. Mr. Stuart really liked her because she influenced the students to write with passion and poetry. He was so impressed with her that if she wanted to stay she had a job. Mr. Stuart
In the book “The Last Book in the Universe”,the author Rodman Philbrick used the main character Spaz to narrate the story. The book tells what happened 200 hundred years after an enormous earthquake, also known as “ The Big Shake”. Throughout the book characters like Spaz, Ryter, Bean and Lanaya change in a positive way that society wouldn’t really approve of. All the characters in the book go along with society at the beginning of the book. By the end of the book each individual take risks and speak up for themselves against what society would expect them to do.
Characters: Their isn’t many characters in the book because they all get killed off except one. That person is Yanek. He is a very kind kid but desperate
There are a lot of many characters in this book. So i just going to name a few. They are Jamal, Carlos Lopez, Darnell Williams, Eli, Rico, Rondal Fort. Jamal,
~Radine- She is an all American girl whose family descended from Texas. Her family had a struggle with money. Jeanne and her me shortly after the release of Manzanar. Radine proved to be a good friend when she accepted Jeanne, stuck by her side, and defended her. Radine, like Jeanne, was a scout girl. Jeanne soon became envious of Radine in the book because Radine was the girl that everyone loved. With blonde hair and blue eyes. They remain friends until the end of high school. ~Eleanor Wakatsuki- Eleanor is the second oldest Wakatsuki child of Mama and Papa.
(Page 166) This highlights not being treated right. Making bean seem like he is an outsider. Treat everybody the
1.) Characters in the novel are John Grady, Lacey Rawlins, Belvins, Alejandra, Senor Rocha, Cole, Franklin, Captain and Perez. The most important characters throughout the novel are John Grady, Belvins, Rawlins, and Alejandra as they are the major characters.
On page 1, Michael describes moving into a new house, and how his parents rushed into the decision using “a mind’s eye.” Then a few weeks after they move in, and they’re the baby came to early and they must adjust to renovating their ‘home’ and looking after, what Michael calls on page 4, “the flaming baby.” Skellig changes a lot throughout the book. When Michael first found him in his garage on page 7, he was “filthy and pale” and at the end of the book he had enough strength to give Michaels sister some of his. Lots of change has happened to all the characters throughout the book and they all dealt with them with the help of loved ones.
The character I found to be most interesting is Jay Gatsby. Jay Gatsby is a man in his mid-thirty’s who grew up on a poor farm in North Dakota. Before leaving to fight World War 1 he met a girl who went by the name Daisy and immediately fell in love with her. But their love was not to be, while Gatsby was gone Daisy married Tom Buchanan and as a result Gatsby dedicated himself to getting her back. Gatsby's attempts to win her back included completely reinventing himself and becoming fabulously wealthy. Even though Gatsby always wanted to be rich Daisy was his main motivation. He acquired this wealth by participating in organized crime. By doing this he stakes everything on this dream without realizing that he is unworthy. Unfortunately, in
Primarily, the characters in the book are foils for each other. One example is Lucie Manette and Madame Defarge. Lucie is a very gentle and loving woman. Everything that she does shows her kindness and virtue. Her tenderness and adoration for everyone empowers her to unite the family. For instance, when Lucie 's father was in a horrible state of depression, the only cure for his sadness was the sight of Lucie 's face and the touch of her skin. On the other
A major character in the book is of course, Harry Potter. A fourteen-year old protagonist with prominent principles to guide him and developing maturity. The boy inherited his father’s (James Potter) “perpetually untidy black hair, his mother’s (Lily Potter) green eyes, a lightning bolt-shaped scar on his forehead, round eyeglasses, and small & skinny for his age.” (Rowling) Harry attends Hogwarts with Hermione Granger along with Ron Weasley, both are best-friends of him.