A New Kind of Dreaming character guide
Andrew, the “red-headed kid,” is remembered as fiery, fearless and ready for a fight. He steps onto the wrecked boat to prove himself, but being abandoned and injured exposes how bravado can hide vulnerability—and how adults fail to protect him.
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Is Andrew truly brave, or is he using danger to hide his “problems at home”? When he boards the wrecked boat, he challenges the other children’s fears, yet adults leave him hurt and unheard. Does his story make him a reckless troublemaker, a victim of unfair power, or both at once?
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