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OVERALL ANALYSIS
CHARACTER ANALYSIS
John Conlan
At six foot tall and very handsome, extremely intelligent, but under-confident,
John is lost in a world where he feels entirely out of place. He misbehaves
at school and develops questionable friendships. His parents don’t understand
him and his desire to be an actor, but through his friendship with Mr.
Pignati, John gains insight into.............
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Lorraine Jensen
She is a teenager who is deeply involved in adolescent anxiety and fears.
She has little self-esteem because of her mother’s constant criticism
and her own............
Mr. Pignati
Looking like Santa Claus, telling silly jokes, and playing silly games, this old man, who dies at the end, represents what life can become for many of us. He was happy as long as his.............
Lorraine’s Mother
This woman cannot break the walls of bitterness down. She was evidently
at one time very happy with Lorraine’s father, but for..............
John’s Parents
John’s mother lives in complete denial. She hates the discord built
up in their house because John is different and his father fights with
him about his difference. She prefers to concentrate on the beautiful
if cold home she has built and like the baboon’s cage, she is trapped
in it. John’s father is very simply living in the cage of his career.
He sells coffee commodities on the...........
Norton Kelly and Dennis Kobin
These two young men symbolize those young people who are doomed to failure.
Their very natures indicate they will live lives that are.............
John and Lorraine’s Friends
These young people are all misfits and “losers” and are part of the story as a reflection of where John and Lorraine believe they.............
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