Okay, let's face it. I've been reading Chain Letter for about three weeks, and I am still in the first couple hundred pages. Why? I can promise you it is not because Ive lost interest. I've been enjoying this book. A really good book only comes around once in a while, so while you have them, you must enjoy. However, since this book is about teenagers being put in a hard situation, I want to explain how it shows people behave.
There are the main characters:
Alison: An actress who is pretty much just along for the ride.
Brenda: Also an actress, but is shyer and wants to go to the police.
Fran: A girl who does everything behind the scenes.
Joan: A sassy, punk girl who doesn't even understand why she was with this group on that night.
Tony: The average football player.
Kipp: The smartest of the group, going to MIT with a full ride in the fall.
Neil: Shy, and agrees with Brenda on going to the police.
We have all heard of the basic flight or fight move when a person is put into a situation. The flyers flee, and well, the fighters fight. This happens quickly throughout out the book Once the letter start coming, Brenda and Neil want to go the police. In a sense, they are the flighters. Kipp and Fran are the fighters. They refuse to do their "duty" and (Spoiler alert!) end up getting kidnapped for fighting back. This really shows their personalities of how they behave in a difficult situation.
Alison, Joan, and Tony, however, are a special case. They do everything they are told, nothing more, nothing less, or find a loophole in their duty. Being neutral in this flight or fight scenario, is it possible that one of them is the Caretaker?
FYI- City of Heavenly Fire comes out on March 27th. Will I see you at Meijer at 5:30 in the morning?
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