"Hey Nostradamus!" (pgs.43-92) Agueda Gomez English 100

   For this reading we learn about Cheryl's husband, Jason. Jason is 29 years old at the time. Like Cheryl, Jason also goes back and forth in time, talking about the massacre where he was 17 years old and his present life. As Jason speaks about his past life (17 yrs.), we learn that Cheryl is a teenage love that he was never able to over come. He deeply explains how Cheryl died in his arms and how she and him made a perfect couple because they were like each other. They were both religious to some extent, they were both different from the "Alive" group that they were part of, they were both to themselves (they didn't like anybody else to know about their business), and they both were lost in direction toward life; perhaps confused of what life really is. Although Cheryl left visible scar in Jason's heart, he also explains other characters in his life whom have contributed to who he is today.
   Reg is Jason's father. However, you can tell that Jason and Reg aren't too close because he doesn't mention him as dad but to his actual name. Reg is very religious. I would say it's beyond religion though. The reason why I say this is because Reg takes religion to a whole different level. For example, in the reading he tries to imply that one of his grandchildren might not have a soul because they are twins. He feels this way because suppose ably, being a twin is somewhat considered cloning. Reg's favorite son is Kent, the older brother. Kent and Reg getting along well because they both believe in religion to a whole different level. Nevertheless, Kent is not an "ass-whole." He is always neutral when it comes to difficult situations; Like when they were trying to say that Jason was a suspect to the massacre.
   In the book, as Jason is in the process of attending Kent's memorial, we learn why Jason lives a sad life. He stayed in the massacre era with Cheryl and was not able to overcome it because he still hasn't had a girlfriend and he constantly thinks about her and reminds himself of her and how his baby would have looked like. Another person that has heavily influenced his style to life is his father because he has this big grudge against his father that he lives the opposite of what Reg taught him. For example, he lives in an extremely messy house because cleaning represents God. Because a recent incident occurred with his sister-in-law and Reg about his twin nephews being twins, representing cloning, and not having a soul; Jason believes that life would perhaps be easier if cloning did exist and everyone came with a manual. Therefore, he begins to write his own manual for his future clone.