Uncle Ray Character Analysis

The eighth card I created was Uncle Ray’s card. He is Danny and Sofia’s uncle. He is violent, and Uncle Tommy usually has to look after him. Shortstop is very close to third base. Therefore, it is the perfect position for Uncle Ray. He plays for the Padres because it is his home team, and his whole family plays for the Padres. He is number two because he is a character I didn’t like. Since I don’t like even numbers, I made him have an even number as his team number. I chose Noel Gugliemi to portray Uncle Ray because he often portrays the typical Southern California gangster in films. Uncle Ray is definitely the typical Southern California gangster in the book, so Noel Gugliemi is the perfect person to play Uncle Ray. While reading, I pictured

Uncle Ray to be about 6’0 and 215 pounds. He bats left and throws right because this is a very unconventional combination. Uncle Ray is a very unconventional person, so it would make sense if he were an unconventional player. He is from National City. His favorite activities and description are both based off of his actions in the book. From the favorite activities and description, one can see that Uncle Ray is a violent man.
The ninth card I made was Kyle’s card.

Kyle is a baseball player at Danny’s school. He is the best high school player in the nation, and every team wants him. He is a very strong hitter, and he is the only person Danny couldn’t strike out in the book. I had him play for the Los Angeles Dodgers because Kyle is a hotshot. The Dodgers are full of players who are full of themselves and think they are the best. The Dodgers are extremely popular and are often looked at as the best team. Therefore, Kyle would be the perfect match for the Dodgers. I had Kyle play in left field because left field is usually where the majority of the balls that make it to the outfield go. Kyle is a great player, so he could probably handle the pressure of being where all of the balls would be hit to. He is number four because he is a character I didn’t like. Since I don’t like even numbers, I made him have an even number as his team number. I chose Ryan Phillippe to play Kyle. While reading, I pictured Kyle to be attractive and to be a boy with blonde hair and blue eyes. In every way, he seems like the perfect man. Ryan Phillippe has blonde hair and blue eyes, and he is exactly what I imagined Kyle to look like. I pictured Kyle to be 6’4 and 200 pounds while reading. He seems like a conventional player, so I had him bat and throw with his right arm. He is from San Diego, and his favorite activities and description are both based off of how Danny describes him. He seems like a hotshot, so I tried to make him seem like one. I also mention how he helped Danny grow as a

character.
The tenth and last card I created was Randy’s card. Randy is Danny’s mother’s boyfriend. Danny absolutely despises Randy. The favorite activities and description on the back of the card give insight to what Randy is like and why Danny hates him so much. I had Randy play for the San Francisco Giants because he lives in San Francisco. I had him play field because that is where the least amount of balls are hit to in the outfield. Since Danny makes him seem like an incompetent jerk, I decided that he would probably need to be given a position that doesn’t see much action. He is number six because he is a character I didn’t like. Since I don’t like even numbers, I made him have an even number as his team number. I chose Ben Affleck to portray Randy because Ben Affleck seems life he could play the role of an attractive executive who is always working and stressed. I pictured Randy as a 6’4 and 210-pound man. Ben Affleck fits this description. Randy seems like he would be a conventional player, so he throws and bats with his right arm. He is from San Francisco, and his favorite activities and description are both based off of the way he is described in the book. One can observe that Danny wasn’t fond of Randy at all.