Outside Reading, Week 6, Post B

Now that I'm starting to get towards the end of my book, it's interesting to see how different characters are reacting or conforming to this new overarching theme of returning to your family. I discussed this in one my earlier posts, that the characters are realizing that maybe the real world isn't as great as they thought it was and that they had friends and family who loved them all along.

Blair is probably the foremost and best example of this theme. Blair had truly great and noble intents going into the world, but ended up going back to his brother and the only family he had left. Blair started out the book by chastising Bunny and giving him a lecture on how lazy and selfish he is, only to eventually fall flat on his face and come crawling back to him. Blair learned first hand that all the women that flirt with you don't always like you and that all your business partners aren't always your allies. However, a lot of good came from this experience. Blair and Bunny originally had an estranged and stressed relationship, as they could never quite fully accept each other as brothers. Now, Blair and Bunny have finally come to terms with each other and the fact that they no long have a mother or father. Blair and Bunny are now closer with each other than they ever would have been with out this sojourn.