the House of the Scopion entry two

All of the characters in the House of the Scorpion are very complex, well thought out. When you have a book that does not have a lot of action you need great characters to keep the reader interested, this book does that very well! The main character matt wants to be accepted and loved, everyone hates him because he is a clone, he does everything to gain their approval, he is very smart and great at music, this is still not enough. He is still an “animal” or a “stupid clone “in everyone else's eyes. I feel like El Patron wants eternal life, never to die. At the ripe age of 148 he is doing a very good job. Maria wants everyone to except Matt, no one else sees him the same way she does, and that's a problem for her. Tam Lin wants to protect Matt and to set him on the right path, he doesn't want Matt to be a bad person. Finally Celia much like Maria wants everyone to love Matt the way she does, she also wants Matt to grow up to be a good person. A theme I noticed while reading is that no matter how bad your upbringing, no matter how much everyone puts you down, you can grow up and become a great person. The Book is structured around Matts life and the decisions he makes good or bad. Whatever happens,  happens. Matt still has a hard path ahead of him; I hope he can get through it.