Thursday, January 19, 2012

Blog Post #14: Rules of Attraction Archetypes


            I have just finished reading the book Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles. I think that the hero in this book is Mr. Westford because he displayed courage and sacrificed himself to save Carlos. He was going to give up a lot of money just to help Carlos out of a gang. Mr. Westford also helped Kiara by telling her that Carlos was a nice guy that can be trusted. If not for this Kiara would have not gotten together with Carlos. Mr. Westford kept a secret that he had a bad childhood. At first everyone thought he was a perfect person because he always did the right things.

            The mentor of Carlos was Alex because Alex helped Carlos whenever he needed it. Carlos always went to Alex to get help with all kinds of problems. Carlos knew that Alex had experience of everything. He went to him to get guidance for love and trouble.  These brothers have been in very similar situations and Alex knows how to get through them. From Kiara to Devlin, Alex knew how to solve it. When Carlos was framed of having drugs Alex came to the rescue and knew that a gang that wants their hands on Carlos did it even though Carlos did not say so.

            The shadow of the book is Devlin because he causes tension throughout the book. He is head of a gang called the Devlin Family. He heard that Carlos is a new guy that just came from Mexico and had connections. Devlin wanted Carlos to join his gang because he needed to get drugs from Mexico. Also Carlos was needed to be a warrior for Devlin because Devlin was taking over all the territories of other gangs. Whenever Devlin is mentions something bad happens. Devlin forced Carlos to join his gang and Carlos had no other choice.

            The shapeshifter of the book is Tuck because he likes Carlos at first then doesn’t. He keeps switching sides and shows uncertainty. He can’t make up his mind if he likes Carlos or he doesn’t. Tuck is a person that thinks Carlos is a bad guy at first because the way he looked. Then Tuck soon sees that Carlos is a good guy because Kiara thinks he is a good guy, but then Carlos runs away from Kiara and Tuck thinks that he is a bad guy. Tuck wants to like Carlos, but Carlos is making him feel another way.

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