To cope, he relies on marijuana and alcohol, continuing the cycle of addiction started by his parents. Jared’s big heart and sense of responsibility set him apart from his immediate family members but often allow people to take advantage of him. Jared often indulges in the thought of moving in with Sophia and abandoning his troubles, but he knows this decision would mean cutting ties with his mother and that his father would likely end up homeless without his continued help.
Jared seeks stability and love from his paternal grandmother, Nana Sophia his elderly neighbors, the Jakses and their eccentric granddaughter, Sarah.
When he is not avoiding his mother’s rage or helping her recover from a hangover, Jared is usually getting drunk himself or selling marijuana-laced cookies to help his father, Phil, pay rent for his new family.
The protagonist is 16-year-old Jared, a Native boy who lives with his volatile, violent mother Maggie and a string of dangerous, enabling boyfriends.
0 kommentar(er)
