Blog Entry #1 - Emiola

Blog Entry #1: Relationships with Matt

It is interesting how the characters change their whole opinion of Matt because they find out that he is a clone. Maria, Steven, and Emilia were the first people to go and see Matt in the house that he originally was in with Celia. Celia is the chef and cook at the big house, and she is also like a guardian for Matt. I found it interesting how even though Celia loves Matt she doesn't want to be called his mother at all, I thought she would have been touched or happy that he thought of her in that way. Specifically, on page 11 Matt say, "Mama, ... tell me again about the kids in the Big House." "Don't call me mama," [snaps] Celia. A thought that came into my head was that she may know something is going to happen to him, so she doesn't want to get too close. 

Since Matt has not talked to many people, because he was stuck in the house for six years with no conversations other than with Celia, it has affected the way he talks to other people. Therefore, it seemed to meddle with his chance of making friends. Such as when the kids came back to see Matt he could only say "My name is Matt, I live here. Do you want to play?" (Page 18)

Another aspect of this section of the book that caught my eye was how Maria still came back to talk to Matt, even though her siblings/friends were disgusted by Matt. They believed he was an ANIMAL! Maria stayed in Matt's room because he was telling scary stories. Maria seems like a oblivious character because she doesn't look at situations very well, or look to what will happen in the future. The next day, Maria got caught, and was sent out by Rosa and maids! Maria still wanted to help Matt. I wonder why she is so willing to help out a clone, while Steven and Emilia can't stand Matt. Their first reactions when they found out he is a clone were, "Look at him. Lying there like an animal," said Emilia. "He is a animal," said Steven" (page #26). Another character named Tom doesn't like Matt either. He went to Matt so that he could taunt and annoy him, he said to him, "You're ugly"... "you look like a pig in a sty." (Page 45.)

Tom, Steven, and Emilia are not the only two who don't like Matt; Steven/Tom's father doesn't like him either because when he found Matt he said to Steven, "You idiot! You need a vet for this little beast! How dare you defile this house?" Rosa STRONGLY dislikes Matt, and my theory is that she really cares about the vet who cares about Matt. However, the vet left the house, so I believe Rosa may have been taking her anger out on Matt. On page 39 Rosa says, "Please take me with you, Willum. Please! I love you. I'll do anything for you!" but the vet has no regards towards her and says, "You're hysterical. I'll leave you some pills and see you in a month." I know that the doctor cares about Matt because he said he could lose his job if Matt is extremely hurt or dies.