Who said It?
"Can you tell him to change, he has a closet full of nice things"
Beth
What is Conrad's brother's name?
Conrad and now Calvin's therapist.
Dr. Berger
Beth feels the need to be this by having everything clean and put together at all times, and hiding all of the family's "mess."
PERFECTION
The empty Coke can symbolizes this.
Emptiness, ALONENESS
"Listen kiddo, there's some stuff you just can't hold onto"
Berger
What are Beth's parents names?
Conrad's old friend from the swim team who is a womanizing jerk.
Kevin Stillman
Conrad and Calvin feel like they need this to have a good and organized life.
CONTROL
Serves as a symbol for independence, and when Conrad gets one, Calvin thinks he will have this.
INDEPENDENCE
"If you hang out with flakes, you become flakey"
Stillman
This person is the closest thing Calvin has to a dad
Arnold Bacon
Conrad's friend from the hospital that he meets at a diner for a Coke.
Karen
Conrad discusses this with Dr. Berger and says he is "scared" when he gets like this.
ANGER/ANGRY
Calvin often discusses the nice neighborhood the Jarretts live in. This often serves as a symbol for a family. Nice ____, nice family. Bad ______, bad family.
HOME/ HOUSE
"You don't have any siblings? You're lucky"
Jeannine
Spell Conrad, Beth, and Calvin's last name
J-A-R-R-E-T-T
A wife whose husband cheats on her, but after leaving she comes back because she misses the illusion of a happy family.
Nancy Hanley
Beth, Conrad and Calvin are all dealing with this-- it is the premise of the entire book
GRIEF
Gray is a symbol of ___________.
FAILURE
Name of Ray and Calvin's secretary
Cherry (will also take their old one--Judy)
Beth's brother lives here
Texas
Conrad's choir teacher
Faughnan
As we watch Conrad grow and change, his changed actions show his progress towards this.
HEALING
Both Conrad and Calvin are uncomfortable by this in Dr. Berger's office. Something about this is unsettling for them both because they so easily fade to the background.
EYES/being SEEN