Casey Blog Post #2

So far while reading this novel the most interesting thing to me is the change of setting for the protagonist, Matt. I have found that the setting changes are really the force that leads Matt's development as a character. He starts in a nice small house all alone where he doesn't know any different. In this setting he is curious and Farmer describes him to be very chatty when Celia is home as well as to things like stuffed animals. In this setting he is happy and wants to learn and interact with people. He wanted to interact with others very badly and this is shown when the other kids come the second time and instead of hiding like he is told to, he makes sure to interact even though he is scared. As the book moves forward he is locked in a room all alone and eventually lives in sawdust. Once he is in this setting he stops talking for what is eventually described as months. Here he lives in his own kingdom and won't even talk to Celia when she finds him. He is angry and doesn't like anyone while in this setting. Once Matt moved into his house with a bodyguard, he is treaty very well and starts to talk again. He becomes curious again and wants to learn, partly to become accepted by others but also because he is once again like he was before. I'm going to continue watch to see how Matt changes as the setting and environment that he is in changes and see if this pattern of him changing as his setting changes continues to be prevalent.