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Chickenshit-scared (pg.419)

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Karl was born and raised in Lightsburg Ohio with his dad as the Mayer and his mom as a secretary.

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Dresses like a regular teenager with skinny long jeans and converse and plain (cover of the book)

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Gets drunk an and uses drugs at times. "And then got so chickenshit-scared that i got drunk after work on Friday and didn't wake up till ten A.M. Saturday" (pg.419

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Has common sense and physical strength.
Tried to take his mom out for dinner for her birthday to avoid letting her get drunk. - " That's why I ordered the El Supremo Dreamo Extra Large Pizza. (pg.22)

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Speaks like a typical troubled teen, will say a few slang words at times.

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Karl believes in honesty and tried to fix things with Paul. - "Operation Restore Best friend would go like this..." (Pg. 82)

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Goal - Become normal
"Get up and be normal just fora day" (pg.30

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Dad - Died when he was nine
Mother- Drug addict
He is also part of the Madmen Undeground

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He small talks and acts as if cool.

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Sometimes has moments where he thinks about what he went through with his dad and why his dad died

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Is afraid of being un-normal

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Gets called "Tiger during chapter 18 -"Got a hug for your mom Tiger?" (pg.340)(

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Has 5 jobs: Sells radio ads, gardens peoples backyards, works part-time at McDonald's. "I'd made last week selling radio ads or what Id made gardening in a month or three McDonalds paychecks"

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Still in High School and a Senior

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Mother- Karl's mother is a alcoholic freelancer who has her life disorganized.
Paul Knauss- Friend that was forced onto Karl because of their relationship in the Madman Underground

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Lives in a trailer house with his mom and whoever his mom chooses to date at the time. He also lives with a pack of cats.

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Skinny but has strength and wears casual clothing that really makes his appearance of a teenager pop out more.

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Karl Shoemaker - The main protagonist of the story. The one with all the problems in the world. Goes through a lot to sometimes get what he wants.

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Lightsburg Rd, Auburn Township, OH 44887

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Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.

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- Tales of the Madman Underground  refers to the stories told by the main character gathered from his therapy group
- Name: The Madman Underground

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Fact: He is bald