Post #1, Youth 0-6 Review, Character Relationships

At anytime of the day or night, one might find a good way to escape is through reading a book. When taking the time to soak up the atmosphere, the setting, and the characters a new perspective can be formed. In the reality, we are a part of we find a collection of people with their different natures and how they work together. Like in "The House of the Scorpion", we see Farmer's characters clash and bond throughout their experiences.

In the two characters Matt and Celia, we find love. Although, as we find out, Celia is not Matt's mother, she finds a special way to give affectionate words and kisses to him meaningfully.When Celia found Matt enclosed in his apartment of saw dust and filth, she reacted much like a mother would, "My child! My child! I did not know you were here. Oh, God!" Despite Celia's hard work cooking for the house, she always cares for Matt as if he was her own child. I would describe this relationship much like two very good friends who care for one another.
What we find with Matt and Maria is a fondness and intimate friendship. In Maria, I see a cute, annoying little girl that was bold enough to go where the older children could not. When Maria went to visit Matt in that cold forsaken apartment, she showed a child-like curiosity that blocked out the truth that Matt was a clone. This allowed her to cross this barrier of fear that the other children could not overcome. When Matt was taken away to the prison where he was held, Celia's songs and wisdom of Mary and Maria's short companionship really kept Matt alive until he was found.
With every story having some sort of malice, I dub Rosa the main villain in this section. How people get the poison to abuse and hurt a child, I do not know. Could it have been the love/hate relationship with Willum, the doctor, that added to her anger? Or being the laughing stock of the house because she serviced "the clone"? Rosa's torments of name-calling, unsanitary living quarters, and just plain abuse left trauma on Matt emotionally and physically. Matt encounters this nature in another character named Tom. Their relationship is much like a dog and a cat fight, with a wormy orange and a peashooter as weapons. Between the two characters there is a brief conflict that I find will linger and build in the continuing chapters.

So far, I am enjoying this particular read. Although I don't relate to the characters they have introduced, Farmer's writing compels me to read page after page with the mysteries and hidden secrets yet to be revealed. As readers of "The House of the Scorpion" start to get the vibe of the characters and the suspense to the events that take place, I think we are ready to move on to the next section of Matt's life.

~Paige