Character Analysis: The House Of The Scorpion

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In the books, The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer, The Wave by Todd Strasser, and Twelve Angry Men by Reginald Rose, there are signs of characters standing out in a way that isn’t very welcomed in their society. The characters Matt, Laurie, and Juror 8 are some of these characters that are conflicted with their society and struggle to make the right choices, though it might not be what everyone else is doing. Matt, Laurie and Juror 8 show that just because your opinion is in the minority, doesn’t mean that you are wrong. Matt isn’t considered human by the rest of the society, so he isn’t normally treated like a human. For a long time, the only reason why people cut him more slack than other clones is because of El Patron, the wicked

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