You know, I went on reading this book with the hope that it was going to be the pleasant story of a unique kid who makes a difference in the community around him, and while that does happen, half way through I felt as if I was parenting Trevor. Seeing him throughout high-school making the decisions that he did was difficult to read. It just made me wish that someone would step in who could show him the way he was supposed to be. In those moments I was wishing that I could have seen him use his talents for something more meaningful and less materialistic.
However, I think one of my favorite and somewhat least favorite parts of the story is when Trevor is in the principles office with the police. To know that they were so culturally blind that they could not notice their culprit was in front of them was kind of ridiculous. I honestly felt kind of bad throughout the rest of the book with these same themes of racism and presuppositions. I wonder what kind of person Trevor would have become if he originally did not feel as if he had to act as a chameleon socially.
What are your thoughts about this?
P.S. I commented on Ezra's and Zane's posts.
However, I think one of my favorite and somewhat least favorite parts of the story is when Trevor is in the principles office with the police. To know that they were so culturally blind that they could not notice their culprit was in front of them was kind of ridiculous. I honestly felt kind of bad throughout the rest of the book with these same themes of racism and presuppositions. I wonder what kind of person Trevor would have become if he originally did not feel as if he had to act as a chameleon socially.
What are your thoughts about this?
P.S. I commented on Ezra's and Zane's posts.
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