Give a Boy a Gun

The Characters Gary Searle one of the shooters main character * Brendan Lawlor the other shooter Ryan Clancy a friend of both Garys and Brendans Allison Findley Garys on-and-off girlfriend and Brendans friend at Middletown mellow take Terminx Brendans screen-name * Blkchokr Allisons screen-name Rebooto Ryans screen-name Cynthia Searle Garys mother Emily Kirsch a former friend of Brendans Brett Betzig a friend of Brendans from Springfield Julie Shore a friend of Brendans from Springfield Beth Bender Middletown High School counselorPaul Burns a football role player at Middletown High School Sam Flach a football player at Middletown High School Deidre Bunson a popular girl at Middletown High School Ruth Hollington Garys fourth-grade teacher at Middletown Elementary School Stuart McEvoy Garys sixth-grade teacher at Middletown Middle School Katherine Sullivan Brendans sixth-grade teacher at Springfield Middle School Kit Conner a neighbor of the Lawlors in Springfield Dick Flanagan Brendans ninth-grade English teacher at Middletown High School F.Douglas Ellin a biology teacher at Middletown High School Allen Curry principal of Middletown High School Jack Phillips a neighbor of Brendans Chelsea baker a transfer student to Middletown High School Denise Shipley Garys older stepsister Chelsea Baker new student on the Middletown high schoolCitation Its like, ar you in the popular crowd or not? Beth Bender teacher on the Middletown high school. Brendan was called in her office one twenty-four hour period.He says just about yes, maamed and no, maamed. Yes maam, everything is fine. No maam, I dont have a problem with anyone. But you could see the pain and anger in his eyes. Citation What Brendan and Gary did was terribly, horribly, inexcusably wrong. I have no interest in defending them. But deep in my heart there is a elflike piece of me that at least understands what might have driven them to such a horrendous, evil undertaking. But what t hose boys id was equally inexcusable and evil. Brett Betzig Brendans friend in Springfield. Citation One thing about Brendan He hated injustice (Page 22)Deidre Bunson student on the Middletown high schoolPaul Burns Football player. Citation One day in class we were talking about morality, and Brendan said there was no God. He didnt say that he didnt believe in God. He just said there was no God. (Because of the injustice in the world, he thinks that a God cant exist) (Page 56)Brandan LowlorHe is a sporty, skinny computerized axial tomography with glasses. His parents are very friendly and they can? t understand their sons behavior. Brandan is highly intelligent, a litte bit excited (aufgeregt? Man kann in einer bestimmten billet aufgeregt sein, aber fur eine Charaktereigenschaft brauchst du hier einen anderen Begriff. Was genau meinst du? ) and distrustful. He loves sports and videogames like Doom. He doesnt want to move to Middletown, thats the reason why he has problems at sc hool.