The House Of The Scorpion Character Analysis

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People are not always what they are portrayed to be, which is the central theme in The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer. Matt Alacran, the protagonist, is a clone of El Patron. Everyone in the Alacran estate treats Matt badly because they believe that he is can't think for himself, but he is not what he is portrayed to be. When Steven, Emilia, and Maria found Matt in the poppy field house Matt got injured. They ran him back to the house so that a doctor could treat Matt. Rosa started to get glass out of Matt’s foot when Mr. Alacran walked in and was disgusted with the sight. Mr. Alacrán was furious with Steven for bringing Matt into the house. As Steven started to explain what had happened to Matt Mr. Alacran said, “You idiot! You need

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