I've begun to like this book more and more. It has slowly progressed into a book I actually like. I've noticed that the father seems almost abusive in all his profanities and alcohol consumption. One quote from his father is, "Holy fucking Jesus, Christopher. How stupid are you?" I found this ridiculously offensive. He said this because Christopher continued talking to Mrs. Alexander even after his father told him not to.
Later in the story we find out that Christopher's mother is still alive. At first he doesn't get it and tried to rationalize what he doesn't understand. Later he realizes what they all mean. All together there were forty-three letters, mostly about his mother's new life and her significant other, Roger (aka Mr. Shears), in London. Ironically in chapters later to come we find out that Mrs. Shears and Christopher's father had a thing going. His father felt so jealous of the dog she owned that he killed it. Not thinking of Christopher at all. Over all it seemed as if Christopher had a stronger bond with the dog then his father.
One thing I noticed is that the only person who has a first name besides Christopher is Siobhan. Everyone else had a Mr./Mrs./Ms. or it was in correlation to his relationship with them such as, father/mother/grandmother.
His mother is kind of a bitch, even though she seems to be the most important person to her because he keeps remembering her and wants to stay with her. I found it very interesting how even though she ran away with Roger she still gave Chris space. I know how Christopher feels in this situation and it's really amazing how she gave him time. Even though she wrote him every week saying how much she missed him, explaining how amazing her new life is and allowing him to be apart of it. She may be a bitch for some of the things she said, but this was an amazing thing she did and I respect her for it.
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