Matt: A Fictional Narrative

As he is waiting at the bar to ambush Strout he hoped the presence of friends would thwart his own efforts, “when Strout came around it alone Matt got out of the car, giving up the hope he had kept all night (and for the past week) that Strout would come out with friends,” (101). Matt understands that he is vulnerable to humanizing Strout, and tries to avoid this as much as possible to make sure he follows through with his murder as “Matt had not told Willis he was afraid he could not be alone with Strout for very long, smell his smells, feel the presence of his flesh, hear his voice, and then shoot him.” (102). Despite killing his son, Matt‘s ability to empathize, which is a prominent reason why he is so caring for his family, is an obstacle that must be overcome, as it prevents him from being merciless towards his

Matt has always been the protector of the family and he feels that this is a way to protect Ruth from the pain of seeing Strout everyday. He is angry and upset his son’s killer is walking the streets and he expresses this anger as he talks to his friend Willis. Matt says, “I don’t see him. I’m in the store all the time. Ruth sees him. She sees him too much. She was at Sunnyhurst today getting cigarettes and aspirin, and there he was. She can’t even go out for cigarettes and aspirin. It’s killing her”(24). Matt is very devoted to his wife and it is tearing him apart that when she runs errands she keeps seeing Strout in town. Ruth affected the actions of her husband. He is so obsessed with getting justice that it affected is sense of

The pressure was getting to him, his muscular hands were shaking and his behavior was

"We mustn't kill him!’ ‘Why not?’ demanded the boy.” This quote also shows how Matt felt compassion and forgiveness to a person who hurt him and his friends. Also, it shows how strong he is on the inside. It takes a lot of self control to be able to do what Matt

camera was rolling he started hyperventilating to get into character, a method most actors use

In the beginning of the novel, Matt was an innocent child who did not know anything and was not allowed to do anything. It is stated on page 23, “The fogginess that had surrounded Matt had vanished. His feet, his hands, his knees throbbed with more pain that he had known existed.” Matt does not even know what pain is as he has never experienced anything that could cause pain. As the novel progresses, Matt begins to understand what is right and wrong and who he thinks he is. By the end of the novel, Matt finally realizes who he is personally. On page 366 it is stated, “Matt understood at once …” Matt has grown in a positive direction as he has gotten older. Matt went from someone who did not know anything about the world or himself to one of the most intelligent and knowledgeable

Then his spine went limp and nerveless and he lost all sense of balance. he started going into shock. He then started throwing up an incredible amount of blood from his stomach and spilt it on to the floor.

Matt incapable of recognizing his own emotional pain was was therefore unable to seek help in getting over that pain and correcting what was causing it. Not many would consider pain to be a gift, but it is because of the fact that pain is distressing that it is important. Pain indicates that something is wrong, that something is hurting us, and with that knowledge we may discover “what hurts us, and why.” Matt was rendered incapable of registering that emotional pain after being neglected as a child, which is what made me sympathetic. He does not have the capacity to protect himself from further

Unit 3 Character Analysis “Without the cranes cable holding us, we would have been tipped out into the sea. I hauled myself to the high side and the last light flight line.” That right there is bravery. Many characters might have the trait bravery.

“Ye—” you started before you were interrupted by your own scream. A rush of stinging pain passed throughout your entire body, leaving you feeling exhausted and sore. You were gasping for breath and Scott was watching the wound. You assumed he was waiting for the black blood to come oozing out, signifying that your body had rejected the venom, but it never came.

Initially Matt has gone through many struggles. One of the many struggles Matt goes through is how he is always trapped in Celia's apartment and doesnt get access to the outside world. Celia is only trying to protect Matt from the evil clutches of El Patron because he is only using him for body parts, but Matt is still very lonely and sad in that apartment. Matt says “ To do anything, he would have to go outdoors, which Celia said again and again was very dangerous. Besides, the doors and windows were locked.” (pg.7) Also Matt being a clone was one of the biggest struggles he went through. Throught Matt's life he was treated like complete crap, he was always being pushed around even though clones are exactly the same as humans. It was just

He struggled to find comfort for his back, and couldn’t help wincing. He heaved a sigh of agony and placed his head on the pillow, lied on his back, rather uncomfortably, closed his beady eyes and speechlessly waited for that moment to arrive. Heavy footsteps ware approaching. Their shoes clap rhythmically on the floor.

‘Stop that.’” When the reader is reading the quote they feel sympathy for Matt and a bit upset with Celia for being so strict for not taking him and being so harsh. Finally, when Matt is being hunted down, his friend María is helping him, they say, “‘What am I supposed to do?’ Matt said. He felt drained of willpower.

The hard moments that effected Matt Fowler which led to him becoming a calculating killer was the murder death of his son frank. This left him with heartache that he could not overcome. He knew his son had a bright future ahead of him because he saw how deeply in love he was with his new girlfriend and knew how much happiness this women brought into his son’s life. Also knowing that the man who killed his son was off on bail and was freely walking around town was deeply troubling to him and his wife. Matt says, “Every day since he got out. I thought I wouldn’t have to worry about him for years. She sees him

Thoughts. He is losing his mind trying to contemplate everything that is going on. He wants to end his