Jamie Who?

When the reporter asked Jamie what his name was, he hesitated for a bit. "Jamie thought of the great egret, of his life list, of his father James. He thougt of how much he wanted a new history to his name, and he said, 'My name is brick'" (Durrow 42). I think Jamie wanted a new name to be different from everybody else. Brick is a very unusual name so it stands out more. If he gave himself a different name, he might even act differently. Hr soon became a target though when his name appeared in the newspaper. I'm not sure if this is what Jamie wanted, but he got some publicity and was getting more attention. I take Jamie as a kid who is trying to break away from himself and try and become a new person and that is why he saw the opportunity to change his name from Jamie to Brick.

Rachel on the other hand is different from everybody else to begin with. It is like she is the girl who fell from the sky. She had a hard time fitting in and she even drew some negative attention from people like Tamika Washington. She does not really have a set tone of skin and she has pretty eyes and nice hair that make her stand out. Since it was hard for her to fit in, it made life more difficult. She had to do things on her own most of the time and she really did not have many friends to talk to. This is the same for anybody though. If a new person came to a school where they did not know anybody, it would be hard for them to fit in too so it is not just how they look like or how they talk, but how they react in certain situations that really shows who a person is. (Mason Post 5)