Brick is a very important character in this book. While he might seem inconsequential to the story, he actually plays a major role. We are introduced to Brick when his name was Jamie, back when both he and Rachel lived in Chicago. He was one of the only, if not the only witness to Rachel’s family falling from the roof of their building. Brick witnessing this is very important to the story. As readers, we needed a witness, so we have someone to corroborate Rachel’s version of the story, which might have been a bit unreliable, given that she was also a victim in the situation.
He and Rachel have an interesting relationship. At first glance, it might seem that Brick might be interested in her in a romantic kind of way. I personally think that Brick was on a mission to tell Rachel the story that Roger told him. His whole life developed because of this mission. He left home to find Rachel and tell her this story. He never forgot his task in all of the wandering he did. When he finally found her, he waited for the right minute to tell her the message from her father, making sure that she was ready to hear it, and that he was ready to tell it. I then started to think about why Brick might do this for a man he barely knew. I think that he went on this mission for Roger because he was possibly the only father figure that Brick ever had. Or at least the only man who treated him like a real son.
(Sarah Jaworowicz, Post 7)
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