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-Alex doesn't think much of himself, because he feels like he doesn't have that many friends.
-Alex went drunk driving.
-Alex doesn't consider Sol as his friend for most of the book.
-Alex doesn't try to learn anything about Sol.
-Alex has trouble making decisions for himself.
-”So now I REALLY had no life, even if having no life with two other people was better than having no life alone in my house”(Sonnenblick 134).

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"But I guess somewhere in the course of this weird year --my junior year of high school, my senior year of childhood, Sol's last lap around the sun--I figured out that we're all free, in the only way that matters anyway"(Sonnenblick 259). I believe that this quote depicts the narrative technique of plot structure. It's purpose in this part of the book is to help tie up any lose ends, and reveal the theme. The author puts this here, because this is in the last few pages of the book, and every book needs to have an end.

Theme
Theme
In life, we are all free to love who we want, and that is the only freedom that really matters. This theme is developed throughout the entire book, and is shown the most at the end. These are some quotes that help develop the theme.
-"I did. Claudelle went...to the...store with me. On...her day off. For...my daughter"(Sonnenblick 93).This quote shows Sol choosing to love his daughter by getting her flowers.
-"Oh, Alex. What a wonderful surprise! I don't know how you did it, but it's like you've brought Mr. Lewis back to life!"(Sonnenblick 162). This shows Alex choosing to love Sol by giving him a chance to play guitar again.
-"You know, I just think a child and parent should speak with each other"(Sonnenblick 235). This fits with the theme, because it shows parents and their children choosing to love each other.

Symbols
Symbols 
-I believe that symbols are used to help reveal things about the characters.
-One symbol that is found in this book is Alex's Telecaster guitar. This guitar represents Alex living his life the way he wants to. It was given to him by his Dad when he was in the process of leaving his Mom. Although Alex sees it as a transparent gift he still accepts it. After he tells us this he goes on further to explain by saying,"So I just told myself that living well is the best revenge, plugged the Tele in, and played for about a month nonstop"(Sonnenblick 19). This shows how the Telecaster symbolizing Alex not giving in to getting upset about his parents divorce.
-Another symbol in this book is Sol's D'angelico guitar. It was Sol's back when he used to play guitar, and although it's old it still sounds great. This shows how it represents Sol, because although Sol may be old he can still play better than Alex.

Big Ideas About Characters
Big Ideas About Characters
-One Big Idea about Sol is that he misses his daughter a lot, and wishes he had been nicer to her when she was younger, because now he wants to see her, and she never visits. This idea is revealed when Alex is talking to Sol, and they are talking about what happened in his life, and Sol explains how his wife died, and how his daughter feels about him. He then goes on to say,"Now i'm alone, and she's the big-shot lawyer who never even picks up her Hanukkah flowers"(Sonnenblick 175).
-One big idea about Alex is that he really cares about his mom. This is revealed when Alex's mom is yelling at him for getting arrested. He then says to her,"I just wanted to go to Dad's house and yell at him for leaving you!"(Sonnenblick 21).

Laurie Stereotypes
Laurie Stereotypes
Laurie seems to be like a goth girl at first who acts very rude to lots of people. She seems at first to be very closed off, and acts like she does like most people.
Quotes that show stereotypes-
-"And close your mouth before  you drool on my shoes, you cretin!"(Sonnenblick 25).
-"About what? Whether the police might be getting bored without an idiot to arrest?"(Sonnenblick 28)

Sol Stereotypes
Sol Stereotypes
Sol is first seen as a grumpy old man when he first sees Alex, because he tells him to sit up very rudely. This keeps Alex from trying to learn about Sol for a long time.
-"Fine, fine. But how many times have I told you to put your TEETH in before you leave your room?"(Sonnenblick 48).
-"Deep, schmeep! Nurse are you hearing Mr. Um here? For this, you're paying school taxes?"(Sonnenblick 57). 

Alex Stereotypes
Alex Stereotypes
Stereotypes-
Alex is seen as a troublemaker at the beginning of the book after he gets caught drunk driving.  He also keeps denying that he did anything wrong, and he is not nice to Sol.
Quotes that demonstrate stereotype-
-"The plan had a certain elegant simplicity, too. I would drink one more pint of Dad's old vodka, grab Mom's spare keys, jump into the Dodge, and fire that sucker up"(Sonnenblick 3).
-"Change the station! Get me some ROCK!"(Sonnenblick 7).
-"Aha, she was on the defensive. As soon as you get your mom out of attack mode, your home free"(Sonnenblick 21).

Laurie
Laurie 
I think that Laurie's role is to help keep an eye on Alex, and is there to show him that he has a friend. She is also like Sol there to reveal things about Alex.
Quotes from Sol-
"Move it, siddown, and shut up, Bryan. Just because you're a hulking water buffalo doesn't mean I can't waste you with one hand tied behind my back like I did in third grade"(Sonnenblick 25).
"Alex Peter Gregory, you are a moron"(Sonnenblick 25).
"You're a...a...a dork wit"(Sonnenblick 26).
"Maybe I want to burn my bridges with her. That way she can't keep jerking me around like this for years at a time!"(Sonnenblick 235).

Sol
Sol 
Sol's role in the book is to help teach Alex a lesson about what he did, and give him a friend. He is also there like Laurie to help reveal things about Alex
Quotes from Sol- 
-"YOU have it all figured out? This i've got to hear"(Sonnenblick 219).
-"No I didn't retire to be with my family. I should have, but there was always one more big gig coming up, you know?"(Sonnenblick 173).
-"Gotcha!"(Sonnenblick 162).
-"Sit up in that chair, you little pisher. Didn't anyone ever teach you about posture?"(Sonnenblick 46).

Multiple Sides To Alex
Multiple Sides To Alex
Although Alex is mostly a nice kid he does have a tendency to make mistakes that can affect his perspective on life. These are a few thing that affect Alex's perspective negatively.
-Alex doesn't think much of himself, because he feels like he doesn't have that many friends.
-Alex went drunk driving.
-Alex doesn't consider Sol as his friend for most of the book.
-Alex doesn't try to learn anything about Sol.
-Alex has trouble making decisions for himself.
-”So now I REALLY had no life, even if having no life with two other people was better than having no life alone in my house”(Sonnenblick 134). 

Multiple Sides To Alex
Multiple Sides To Alex
Alex the main character seems to be a very kind person. Here are a few things that affect Alex's perspective positively.   
-Alex is caring. 
-Alex likes  helping people.
- Alex loves his Mom a lot, because he went to yell at his Dad for her.
-Alex likes playing guitar for people, because he put on a concert.
-Alex is good at learning things, because he changed a lot while spending time with Sol.
-Although he comes from a rough family he stills doesn't let that affect his perspective on life.
-"Would the two of you like to help some elderly people in need?"(Sonnenblick 133).


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"But I guess somewhere in the course of this weird year --my junior year of high school, my senior year of childhood, Sol's last lap around the sun--I figured out that we're all free, in the only way that matters anyway"(Sonnenblick 259). I believe that this quote depicts the narrative technique of plot structure. It's purpose in this part of the book is to help tie up any lose ends, and reveal the theme. The author puts this here, because this is in the last few pages of the book, and every book needs to have an end.

Theme
Theme
In life, we are all free to love who we want, and that is the only freedom that really matters. This theme is developed throughout the entire book, and is shown the most at the end. These are some quotes that help develop the theme.
-"I did. Claudelle went...to the...store with me. On...her day off. For...my daughter"(Sonnenblick 93).This quote shows Sol choosing to love his daughter by getting her flowers.
-"Oh, Alex. What a wonderful surprise! I don't know how you did it, but it's like you've brought Mr. Lewis back to life!"(Sonnenblick 162). This shows Alex choosing to love Sol by giving him a chance to play guitar again.
-"You know, I just think a child and parent should speak with each other"(Sonnenblick 235). This fits with the theme, because it shows parents and their children choosing to love each other.

Symbols
Symbols 
-I believe that symbols are used to help reveal things about the characters.
-One symbol that is found in this book is Alex's Telecaster guitar. This guitar represents Alex living his life the way he wants to. It was given to him by his Dad when he was in the process of leaving his Mom. Although Alex sees it as a transparent gift he still accepts it. After he tells us this he goes on further to explain by saying,"So I just told myself that living well is the best revenge, plugged the Tele in, and played for about a month nonstop"(Sonnenblick 19). This shows how the Telecaster symbolizing Alex not giving in to getting upset about his parents divorce.
-Another symbol in this book is Sol's D'angelico guitar. It was Sol's back when he used to play guitar, and although it's old it still sounds great. This shows how it represents Sol, because although Sol may be old he can still play better than Alex.

Big Ideas About Characters
Big Ideas About Characters
-One Big Idea about Sol is that he misses his daughter a lot, and wishes he had been nicer to her when she was younger, because now he wants to see her, and she never visits. This idea is revealed when Alex is talking to Sol, and they are talking about what happened in his life, and Sol explains how his wife died, and how his daughter feels about him. He then goes on to say,"Now i'm alone, and she's the big-shot lawyer who never even picks up her Hanukkah flowers"(Sonnenblick 175).
-One big idea about Alex is that he really cares about his mom. This is revealed when Alex's mom is yelling at him for getting arrested. He then says to her,"I just wanted to go to Dad's house and yell at him for leaving you!"(Sonnenblick 21).

Laurie Stereotypes
Laurie Stereotypes
Laurie seems to be like a goth girl at first who acts very rude to lots of people. She seems at first to be very closed off, and acts like she does like most people.
Quotes that show stereotypes-
-"And close your mouth before  you drool on my shoes, you cretin!"(Sonnenblick 25).
-"About what? Whether the police might be getting bored without an idiot to arrest?"(Sonnenblick 28)

Sol Stereotypes
Sol Stereotypes
Sol is first seen as a grumpy old man when he first sees Alex, because he tells him to sit up very rudely. This keeps Alex from trying to learn about Sol for a long time.
-"Fine, fine. But how many times have I told you to put your TEETH in before you leave your room?"(Sonnenblick 48).
-"Deep, schmeep! Nurse are you hearing Mr. Um here? For this, you're paying school taxes?"(Sonnenblick 57). 

Alex Stereotypes
Alex Stereotypes
Stereotypes-
Alex is seen as a troublemaker at the beginning of the book after he gets caught drunk driving.  He also keeps denying that he did anything wrong, and he is not nice to Sol.
Quotes that demonstrate stereotype-
-"The plan had a certain elegant simplicity, too. I would drink one more pint of Dad's old vodka, grab Mom's spare keys, jump into the Dodge, and fire that sucker up"(Sonnenblick 3).
-"Change the station! Get me some ROCK!"(Sonnenblick 7).
-"Aha, she was on the defensive. As soon as you get your mom out of attack mode, your home free"(Sonnenblick 21).

Laurie
Laurie 
I think that Laurie's role is to help keep an eye on Alex, and is there to show him that he has a friend. She is also like Sol there to reveal things about Alex.
Quotes from Sol-
"Move it, siddown, and shut up, Bryan. Just because you're a hulking water buffalo doesn't mean I can't waste you with one hand tied behind my back like I did in third grade"(Sonnenblick 25).
"Alex Peter Gregory, you are a moron"(Sonnenblick 25).
"You're a...a...a dork wit"(Sonnenblick 26).
"Maybe I want to burn my bridges with her. That way she can't keep jerking me around like this for years at a time!"(Sonnenblick 235).

Sol
Sol 
Sol's role in the book is to help teach Alex a lesson about what he did, and give him a friend. He is also there like Laurie to help reveal things about Alex
Quotes from Sol- 
-"YOU have it all figured out? This i've got to hear"(Sonnenblick 219).
-"No I didn't retire to be with my family. I should have, but there was always one more big gig coming up, you know?"(Sonnenblick 173).
-"Gotcha!"(Sonnenblick 162).
-"Sit up in that chair, you little pisher. Didn't anyone ever teach you about posture?"(Sonnenblick 46).

Multiple Sides To Alex
Multiple Sides To Alex
Although Alex is mostly a nice kid he does have a tendency to make mistakes that can affect his perspective on life. These are a few thing that affect Alex's perspective negatively.
-Alex doesn't think much of himself, because he feels like he doesn't have that many friends.
-Alex went drunk driving.
-Alex doesn't consider Sol as his friend for most of the book.
-Alex doesn't try to learn anything about Sol.
-Alex has trouble making decisions for himself.
-”So now I REALLY had no life, even if having no life with two other people was better than having no life alone in my house”(Sonnenblick 134). 

Multiple Sides To Alex
Multiple Sides To Alex
Alex the main character seems to be a very kind person. Here are a few things that affect Alex's perspective positively.   
-Alex is caring. 
-Alex likes  helping people.
- Alex loves his Mom a lot, because he went to yell at his Dad for her.
-Alex likes playing guitar for people, because he put on a concert.
-Alex is good at learning things, because he changed a lot while spending time with Sol.
-Although he comes from a rough family he stills doesn't let that affect his perspective on life.
-"Would the two of you like to help some elderly people in need?"(Sonnenblick 133).


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Author's Craft/Narrative Technique
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"But I guess somewhere in the course of this weird year --my junior year of high school, my senior year of childhood, Sol's last lap around the sun--I figured out that we're all free, in the only way that matters anyway"(Sonnenblick 259). I believe that this quote depicts the narrative technique of plot structure. It's purpose in this part of the book is to help tie up any lose ends, and reveal the theme. The author puts this here, because this is in the last few pages of the book, and every book needs to have an end.

Theme
Theme
In life, we are all free to love who we want, and that is the only freedom that really matters. This theme is developed throughout the entire book, and is shown the most at the end. These are some quotes that help develop the theme.
-"I did. Claudelle went...to the...store with me. On...her day off. For...my daughter"(Sonnenblick 93).This quote shows Sol choosing to love his daughter by getting her flowers.
-"Oh, Alex. What a wonderful surprise! I don't know how you did it, but it's like you've brought Mr. Lewis back to life!"(Sonnenblick 162). This shows Alex choosing to love Sol by giving him a chance to play guitar again.
-"You know, I just think a child and parent should speak with each other"(Sonnenblick 235). This fits with the theme, because it shows parents and their children choosing to love each other.

Symbols
Symbols 
-I believe that symbols are used to help reveal things about the characters.
-One symbol that is found in this book is Alex's Telecaster guitar. This guitar represents Alex living his life the way he wants to. It was given to him by his Dad when he was in the process of leaving his Mom. Although Alex sees it as a transparent gift he still accepts it. After he tells us this he goes on further to explain by saying,"So I just told myself that living well is the best revenge, plugged the Tele in, and played for about a month nonstop"(Sonnenblick 19). This shows how the Telecaster symbolizing Alex not giving in to getting upset about his parents divorce.
-Another symbol in this book is Sol's D'angelico guitar. It was Sol's back when he used to play guitar, and although it's old it still sounds great. This shows how it represents Sol, because although Sol may be old he can still play better than Alex.

Big Ideas About Characters
Big Ideas About Characters
-One Big Idea about Sol is that he misses his daughter a lot, and wishes he had been nicer to her when she was younger, because now he wants to see her, and she never visits. This idea is revealed when Alex is talking to Sol, and they are talking about what happened in his life, and Sol explains how his wife died, and how his daughter feels about him. He then goes on to say,"Now i'm alone, and she's the big-shot lawyer who never even picks up her Hanukkah flowers"(Sonnenblick 175).
-One big idea about Alex is that he really cares about his mom. This is revealed when Alex's mom is yelling at him for getting arrested. He then says to her,"I just wanted to go to Dad's house and yell at him for leaving you!"(Sonnenblick 21).

Laurie Stereotypes
Laurie Stereotypes
Laurie seems to be like a goth girl at first who acts very rude to lots of people. She seems at first to be very closed off, and acts like she does like most people.
Quotes that show stereotypes-
-"And close your mouth before  you drool on my shoes, you cretin!"(Sonnenblick 25).
-"About what? Whether the police might be getting bored without an idiot to arrest?"(Sonnenblick 28)

Sol Stereotypes
Sol Stereotypes
Sol is first seen as a grumpy old man when he first sees Alex, because he tells him to sit up very rudely. This keeps Alex from trying to learn about Sol for a long time.
-"Fine, fine. But how many times have I told you to put your TEETH in before you leave your room?"(Sonnenblick 48).
-"Deep, schmeep! Nurse are you hearing Mr. Um here? For this, you're paying school taxes?"(Sonnenblick 57). 

Alex Stereotypes
Alex Stereotypes
Stereotypes-
Alex is seen as a troublemaker at the beginning of the book after he gets caught drunk driving.  He also keeps denying that he did anything wrong, and he is not nice to Sol.
Quotes that demonstrate stereotype-
-"The plan had a certain elegant simplicity, too. I would drink one more pint of Dad's old vodka, grab Mom's spare keys, jump into the Dodge, and fire that sucker up"(Sonnenblick 3).
-"Change the station! Get me some ROCK!"(Sonnenblick 7).
-"Aha, she was on the defensive. As soon as you get your mom out of attack mode, your home free"(Sonnenblick 21).

Laurie
Laurie 
I think that Laurie's role is to help keep an eye on Alex, and is there to show him that he has a friend. She is also like Sol there to reveal things about Alex.
Quotes from Sol-
"Move it, siddown, and shut up, Bryan. Just because you're a hulking water buffalo doesn't mean I can't waste you with one hand tied behind my back like I did in third grade"(Sonnenblick 25).
"Alex Peter Gregory, you are a moron"(Sonnenblick 25).
"You're a...a...a dork wit"(Sonnenblick 26).
"Maybe I want to burn my bridges with her. That way she can't keep jerking me around like this for years at a time!"(Sonnenblick 235).

Sol
Sol 
Sol's role in the book is to help teach Alex a lesson about what he did, and give him a friend. He is also there like Laurie to help reveal things about Alex
Quotes from Sol- 
-"YOU have it all figured out? This i've got to hear"(Sonnenblick 219).
-"No I didn't retire to be with my family. I should have, but there was always one more big gig coming up, you know?"(Sonnenblick 173).
-"Gotcha!"(Sonnenblick 162).
-"Sit up in that chair, you little pisher. Didn't anyone ever teach you about posture?"(Sonnenblick 46).

Multiple Sides To Alex
Multiple Sides To Alex
Although Alex is mostly a nice kid he does have a tendency to make mistakes that can affect his perspective on life. These are a few thing that affect Alex's perspective negatively.
-Alex doesn't think much of himself, because he feels like he doesn't have that many friends.
-Alex went drunk driving.
-Alex doesn't consider Sol as his friend for most of the book.
-Alex doesn't try to learn anything about Sol.
-Alex has trouble making decisions for himself.
-”So now I REALLY had no life, even if having no life with two other people was better than having no life alone in my house”(Sonnenblick 134). 

Multiple Sides To Alex
Multiple Sides To Alex
Alex the main character seems to be a very kind person. Here are a few things that affect Alex's perspective positively.   
-Alex is caring. 
-Alex likes  helping people.
- Alex loves his Mom a lot, because he went to yell at his Dad for her.
-Alex likes playing guitar for people, because he put on a concert.
-Alex is good at learning things, because he changed a lot while spending time with Sol.
-Although he comes from a rough family he stills doesn't let that affect his perspective on life.
-"Would the two of you like to help some elderly people in need?"(Sonnenblick 133).


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"But I guess somewhere in the course of this weird year --my junior year of high school, my senior year of childhood, Sol's last lap around the sun--I figured out that we're all free, in the only way that matters anyway"(Sonnenblick 259). I believe that this quote depicts the narrative technique of plot structure. It's purpose in this part of the book is to help tie up any lose ends, and reveal the theme. The author puts this here, because this is in the last few pages of the book, and every book needs to have an end.

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In life, we are all free to love who we want, and that is the only freedom that really matters. This theme is developed throughout the entire book, and is shown the most at the end. These are some quotes that help develop the theme.
-"I did. Claudelle went...to the...store with me. On...her day off. For...my daughter"(Sonnenblick 93).This quote shows Sol choosing to love his daughter by getting her flowers.
-"Oh, Alex. What a wonderful surprise! I don't know how you did it, but it's like you've brought Mr. Lewis back to life!"(Sonnenblick 162). This shows Alex choosing to love Sol by giving him a chance to play guitar again.
-"You know, I just think a child and parent should speak with each other"(Sonnenblick 235). This fits with the theme, because it shows parents and their children choosing to love each other.

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-I believe that symbols are used to help reveal things about the characters.
-One symbol that is found in this book is Alex's Telecaster guitar. This guitar represents Alex living his life the way he wants to. It was given to him by his Dad when he was in the process of leaving his Mom. Although Alex sees it as a transparent gift he still accepts it. After he tells us this he goes on further to explain by saying,"So I just told myself that living well is the best revenge, plugged the Tele in, and played for about a month nonstop"(Sonnenblick 19). This shows how the Telecaster symbolizing Alex not giving in to getting upset about his parents divorce.
-Another symbol in this book is Sol's D'angelico guitar. It was Sol's back when he used to play guitar, and although it's old it still sounds great. This shows how it represents Sol, because although Sol may be old he can still play better than Alex.

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-One Big Idea about Sol is that he misses his daughter a lot, and wishes he had been nicer to her when she was younger, because now he wants to see her, and she never visits. This idea is revealed when Alex is talking to Sol, and they are talking about what happened in his life, and Sol explains how his wife died, and how his daughter feels about him. He then goes on to say,"Now i'm alone, and she's the big-shot lawyer who never even picks up her Hanukkah flowers"(Sonnenblick 175).
-One big idea about Alex is that he really cares about his mom. This is revealed when Alex's mom is yelling at him for getting arrested. He then says to her,"I just wanted to go to Dad's house and yell at him for leaving you!"(Sonnenblick 21).

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Laurie seems to be like a goth girl at first who acts very rude to lots of people. She seems at first to be very closed off, and acts like she does like most people.
Quotes that show stereotypes-
-"And close your mouth before  you drool on my shoes, you cretin!"(Sonnenblick 25).
-"About what? Whether the police might be getting bored without an idiot to arrest?"(Sonnenblick 28)

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Sol is first seen as a grumpy old man when he first sees Alex, because he tells him to sit up very rudely. This keeps Alex from trying to learn about Sol for a long time.
-"Fine, fine. But how many times have I told you to put your TEETH in before you leave your room?"(Sonnenblick 48).
-"Deep, schmeep! Nurse are you hearing Mr. Um here? For this, you're paying school taxes?"(Sonnenblick 57).

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Stereotypes-
Alex is seen as a troublemaker at the beginning of the book after he gets caught drunk driving.  He also keeps denying that he did anything wrong, and he is not nice to Sol.
Quotes that demonstrate stereotype-
-"The plan had a certain elegant simplicity, too. I would drink one more pint of Dad's old vodka, grab Mom's spare keys, jump into the Dodge, and fire that sucker up"(Sonnenblick 3).
-"Change the station! Get me some ROCK!"(Sonnenblick 7).
-"Aha, she was on the defensive. As soon as you get your mom out of attack mode, your home free"(Sonnenblick 21).

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I think that Laurie's role is to help keep an eye on Alex, and is there to show him that he has a friend. She is also like Sol there to reveal things about Alex.
Quotes from Sol-
"Move it, siddown, and shut up, Bryan. Just because you're a hulking water buffalo doesn't mean I can't waste you with one hand tied behind my back like I did in third grade"(Sonnenblick 25).
"Alex Peter Gregory, you are a moron"(Sonnenblick 25).
"You're a...a...a dork wit"(Sonnenblick 26).
"Maybe I want to burn my bridges with her. That way she can't keep jerking me around like this for years at a time!"(Sonnenblick 235).

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Sol's role in the book is to help teach Alex a lesson about what he did, and give him a friend. He is also there like Laurie to help reveal things about Alex
Quotes from Sol-
-"YOU have it all figured out? This i've got to hear"(Sonnenblick 219).
-"No I didn't retire to be with my family. I should have, but there was always one more big gig coming up, you know?"(Sonnenblick 173).
-"Gotcha!"(Sonnenblick 162).
-"Sit up in that chair, you little pisher. Didn't anyone ever teach you about posture?"(Sonnenblick 46).

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Although Alex is mostly a nice kid he does have a tendency to make mistakes that can affect his perspective on life. These are a few thing that affect Alex's perspective negatively.
-Alex doesn't think much of himself, because he feels like he doesn't have that many friends.
-Alex went drunk driving.
-Alex doesn't consider Sol as his friend for most of the book.
-Alex doesn't try to learn anything about Sol.
-Alex has trouble making decisions for himself.
-”So now I REALLY had no life, even if having no life with two other people was better than having no life alone in my house”(Sonnenblick 134).

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Alex the main character seems to be a very kind person. Here are a few things that affect Alex's perspective positively.
-Alex is caring.
-Alex likes  helping people.
- Alex loves his Mom a lot, because he went to yell at his Dad for her.
-Alex likes playing guitar for people, because he put on a concert.
-Alex is good at learning things, because he changed a lot while spending time with Sol.
-Although he comes from a rough family he stills doesn't let that affect his perspective on life.
-"Would the two of you like to help some elderly people in need?"(Sonnenblick 133).