Entry Three

 “She was wrong, I know that now.  It was not Dread Wilme who became the other half of my soul” (Lake, 126).  Here in this section of the book, Shorty, the 15 year old protagonist is recalling a time in his life when the Site Soley’s top official was killed saving his own life.  Shorty was just shot by a guard and there were vehicles coming right towards him.  Lucky for Shorty, Dread was there to save him but Dread was killed as he flashes back.  Throughout Shorty’s life, major events have happened to him so at this point, he is living with Manman (mom).  Dread supported them as well with a shelter on the Site and education.  Shorty saw Dread as a supportive father so when he died, Shorty had another hole in his life.  When Nick Lake wrote that Dread was not the other half of his soul, this puzzled me because this left me hooked to the story to find out who was filling Shorty’s heart and why Dread wasn’t.  Shorty received a stone that he currently has in his possession in the hospital that was brought down by the earthquake.  The stone was given by Dread during the last moments of his life so that is why the passage hooks the reader.