E GK2 Notes from the Midnight Driver
Characterisation of Alex
In the novel “Notes from the Midnight Driver” written by Jordan Sonnenblick Alex Gregory is presented as the protagonist and his character traits change in the novel.
At the beginning of the novel Alex appears to be very mature because he sits next to an old man’s bed who is seriously ill and seems to dies soon: “I know that sometime soon, the boops will become one long beep, the mountains will crumble into a flat line, and I will be finished with my work here. I will be free (p.5, ll.6-9).”
On the one hand he is very sensitive because his parents have separated. This becomes obvious because he cannot cope with the situation and starts drinking. On the other hand Alex is really irresponsible because he “grabs Mom’s spare car keys, jumps into the Dodge, and fires that sucker up (p. 6, ll.11-12).” As a result he causes an accident because he is only 16 and does not have a driving license and is drunken. You can conclude that he is unreasonable from the question “If my mom had really wanted to keep me from driving drunk without a license at the age of sixteen, would she have gone out on a date and left me home with a car, a liquor cabinet, and some keys?(p.7, ll.6-9).
Instead of realizing that he has caused the accident he accuses his mom. He starts laughing “like an idiot” (p.8 l.20) which shows that he is immature and moreover he does not respect the policeman. Due to the alcohol he is uncontrolled, for example he vomits at the policeman’s shoes (cf. p.8, ll. 23-27).
Taking the scene in the hospital into consideration Alex behaves in a different way. He is really sheepish because he pretends to be sleeping when his mother wants to talk to him (cf. p. 14, ll.26-28) Another example that Alex is sensitive can be found on page 12 lines 17-20 when he buzzes for the nurse because he cannot stand the fight between his parents. He does not show any insight in having caused the accident “Mom, .....[Volltext lesen]
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