"Hey Nostradamus!" (pgs.228-244) Agueda Gomez English 100

    In pages 228-244 of "Hey Nostradamus!,Reg begins by talking about his child hood, how his dad was cruel and strict and how Reg was doing the same thing to Jason. He explained how he tried to be the exact opposite of his father and ended up being the same replica of his father because everyone ended up hating him anyways. In Reg's portion of the book, he also admits how he was jealous of Jason because Jason was blessed by the lord. He says that the reason he blew the massacre incident out of porprotion was because his jealousy had come to visit him. Reg says he was jealous at the moment because it was unfair that God had chosen Jason, a sinning fornicator, to accomplish such a great mission or task. Reg also brings up barb's, Cheryl's, Kent, Ruth (the girl Jason saw in the picture at Reg's apartment), and the mom's personalities and what he thought of them. He states how he really does like Barb, that her soul is clear as glass. He states that he loved Kent and he got along with him well because him and Reg were similar personalities and he didn't get along with Jason because Jason and him were complete opposites. We also learn about his recent girlfriend which he ended up losing because he was so worried about the image he would portray if anyone found out that they were together. We also learn that he doesn't like Cheryl. However, the most important part of the reading is that Reg is writing to Jason and he says that he is going to post this short autobiography of himself on all of the trees where they found Jason's jacket. He makes a very touching simile with a sasquash. The sasquash was a story he believed as a child, that this sasquash was sad and lonely and that Reg's mission was to save this sasquash. He says that Jason is this sasquash and that once Jason finds this text he will rejoice and scream, "-my son who was once dead os now alive. Rejoice! All of you! Rejoice! You must! My son is coming home!" (244).
     So it's know the end of "Hey Nostradamus" and I have to admit that I almost cried to these last pages of the book. The reason why I felt emotional on this part of the book was because Reg actually tells the truth and examines his own character and helps us understand why he used to be an irrational person. I think that when we learn that Reg ended up being a sour person had to do with him trying so hard to be the opposite of his father. This part was extremely important because we learn how Jason was also trying to be the opposite of his father; he probably would have ended up worse as well. Its kind of funny how the author mentions multiple times that the twins resemble Jason so much! (lol). In my opinion, this last part of the book brought in the warm part of Reg that no one knew. It kind of justifies his attitude and his crazy actions. But it is him that brought upon himself his bad life.