The Novel Reality Boy Bya.s King - 1127 Words

For this book talk assignment, I read the realistic fiction novel Reality Boy by A.S King. The story takes place in Blue Marsh, Pennsylvania, in the year of 2013. The main character - Gerald Faust - faces a man vs. self conflict. His psychological problem of anger issues hinders him from enjoying his life. His rough past and psychopathic sister, Tasha, also discourage him. Consequently, he decides to run away to his friend Joe Jr.’s circus in Florida with his girlfriend, Hannah. Hannah also has a difficult life, so they both believed that they would be better off escaping their conflicts instead of solving them. While the two characters escape, they have to make sure that they pass their parents and siblings unnoticed. The protagonist has three distinct character traits that have not changed from the beginning to the end of the story. One of these character traits is a contemplative mind. Through many of Gerald’s thoughts, one could tell that he thinks deeply into things. On pages 305 and 306, he narrates, â€Å"Nature is so lucky. People can look at it and think nothing. No one analyzes it. No one blames it. No one underestimates it. Most people respect it...Maybe if we all saw ourselves as nature, we’d be kinder†. This thought proves that Gerald thinks deeply into simple things, like nature. Furthermore, he looks into plain ideas in a different way than other people, as well as applying those ideas to his life, the lives of other people, and how it would help everyone as a