Characters
The protagonist and narrator of the story
Will
He had shot the wrong guy
"Looked at Shawn lying there like a piece of furniture left outside"
Simile
A missing tooth
The three rules
No crying
No snitching
Always revenge
Will's brother, the final ghost on the elevator
Shawn
"You don't got it in you"
Buck
"Shawn's dead. Shawn's dead. Shawn's dead"
Repetition
The playground
Youth / Innocence
What item did Shawn purchase for his mother before his death?
Special soap for her eczema
A Michael Jackson fan, someone absent from Will's life since he was three.
Mikey Holloman (Will's father)
Walks Will through the act like a screenplay
Uncle Mark
"His blood added to the pavement galaxy of bubblegum stars"
Metaphor
The cigarette smoke
The confusion and suffocation Will feels in his current situation
How does Shawn get the chain that is left on his body?
Buck gives it to him (stolen)
Will's childhood friend who dies at the playground
Dani
"What if you miss?"
Dani
Onomatopoeia
The nighttime
Anger, fear, and negative emotions leading people to do bad things
What does Will compare Anagrams to?
Brothers
Real name Frank: the man who makes Shawn follow the rules
Frick
Doesn't know who Riggs is
Frick
"Make sure the nighttime ain't walking into you" (Name BOTH devices)
Dialect / Personification
Skin blemishes
The skin shows the outer self: characters try to shed their skin when displeased with their situations.
The character that tells Shawn who killed Buck
Tony