https://padlet.com/maurieroth/r28ogyi99xjz Characterization en-us 2016-11-14 21:06:57 UTC 2023-06-19 21:35:32 UTC hello@padlet.com maurieroth https://padlet.com/maurieroth/r28ogyi99xjz/wish/137557580 "About Vince Camden: he is thirty-six and white. Single. Six feet tall, 160 pounds, broad-shouldered and thin, like a martini glass. Brown and blue, as the police have recorded his hair and eyes.His mouth curls at the right corner, thick eyebrows go their way, and this casts his face in perpetual smirk" (Walter 4). ]]> 2016-11-14 21:14:18 UTC https://padlet.com/maurieroth/r28ogyi99xjz/wish/137557580 maurieroth https://padlet.com/maurieroth/r28ogyi99xjz/wish/137557655 Vince grew up in New York and he learned how to cheat his way through life. Because of this, he is crafty and willing to do bad things to get what the wants. He is very good at cards which shows that he is very comfortable with the lifestyle he once had. Despite all of these things, Vince is still caring. He genuinely cares about Beth and doesn't want bad things to happen to the people around him. This is evident when Vince says to Beth, " You gotta stay away from that guy, Beth. I don't care how much he [Ray] pays you. Stay away from him" (Walter 232). ]]> 2016-11-14 21:14:34 UTC https://padlet.com/maurieroth/r28ogyi99xjz/wish/137557655 maurieroth https://padlet.com/maurieroth/r28ogyi99xjz/wish/137557696 Vince is very good at speaking his mind and improvising in a dangerous situation. An example of this is when he is trying to convince Ray to change his ways. He says, "Our old life, Ray? It wasn't about money or drugs or women or power. It's about this hole we were trying to fill. One more score, one more job... more booze, more broads, more money" (Walter 278). Because of Vince's previous experience with crime, he is able to come across as more convincing and he can relate more to how Ray is feeling. ]]> 2016-11-14 21:14:48 UTC https://padlet.com/maurieroth/r28ogyi99xjz/wish/137557696 maurieroth https://padlet.com/maurieroth/r28ogyi99xjz/wish/137557736 Vince's motivation is also his weakness. By the end of the book, Vince wants to give everything to Beth. He puts himself in a lot of danger in order to get Beth and Kenyon the life they deserve. An example of when Vince sacrifices himself is on page 260. He tries to run across the room to try to free Beth but Ray catches him and cuts the area under his eye.]]> 2016-11-14 21:14:57 UTC https://padlet.com/maurieroth/r28ogyi99xjz/wish/137557736 maurieroth https://padlet.com/maurieroth/r28ogyi99xjz/wish/137557759 All Vince wants is to live an ordinary life with a house and a family. He loves the normalcy and the way it can be fulfilling and make him happy. "And suddenly he pictures Beth and Kenyon sitting on the porch, waiting for him to come home from the donut shop-only it's not him, it's his father-and that's when Vince realized: That is your dream" (Walter 236).]]> 2016-11-14 21:15:01 UTC https://padlet.com/maurieroth/r28ogyi99xjz/wish/137557759 maurieroth https://padlet.com/maurieroth/r28ogyi99xjz/wish/137557838 All Vince really cares about is Beth. When he is tied up in a hotel room in chapter 8, the only things he cares about is Ray letting Beth go free. Vince says, "You don't need her. Let her go" (Walter 257). At this point Vince doesn't care if he dies or not. All he really wants is for Beth to be taken care of. He spends the rest of the book trying to get Beth and himself out of a bad situation so that she can have a better life. ]]> 2016-11-14 21:15:26 UTC https://padlet.com/maurieroth/r28ogyi99xjz/wish/137557838 maurieroth https://padlet.com/maurieroth/r28ogyi99xjz/wish/137557896 One of the challenges that Vince faces is that he needs to pay back his debts from when he borrowed money back in New York. Ange told Vine that, "John wants a favor from you" (Walter 194). The favor was for Vince to kill Ray. This was a challenge because Ray was a very good assassin and it would be hard to kill someone that would be ready for anything.]]> 2016-11-14 21:15:44 UTC https://padlet.com/maurieroth/r28ogyi99xjz/wish/137557896