Powerpoint of Marcelo in the Real World

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Marcelo in the Real World

2. Francisco X. Stork

3.  Born 1953, in Monterrey, Mexico
 Attended Spring Hill College
 Then Harvard Graduate School
Author info

4.  Attended Columbia Law School
 Has written 5 novels to date
 Currently an attorney in Boston
Author info continued

5.  Marcelo Sandoval- Main Protagonist
 Autistic- like Syndrome
 17 years old
 Lives in a tree house
Important Characters

6.  Jasmine
 Works at law firm
 From Vermont
 Plays Piano
Important Characters continued

7.  Wendell Holmes
 Captain of Squash Team at Harvard
 Working at law firm also
 Is a determined womanizer
Important Characters continued

8.  Arturo- Father
 Juliet- Mr. Holmes’s secretary
 Rabbi Heschel- Advisor to Marcelo
 Jerry Garcia- opposing lawyer
 Ixtel Jaetz- Girl in picture
Key Players

9.  Sacrifice
 Paterson for the summer
 Comfort zone
 Injustice
 Forced choice of jobs
 Public presentation of Marcelo’s disability
Themes

10.  Truth and Justice
 Deadlines
 Appearances
Internal Conflicts

11.  Marcelo and Wendell
Interpersonal Conflicts

12.  Marcelo and Arturo
 Vs.
Interpersonal Conflicts continued

13.  Unrealistic representation due to elitism
 Conflicts were too easily resolved
Possible Problem Areas

14.  Book info
http://www.franciscostork.com/index_marcelo.php
 Interview with author
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH4nIv4Oj-A
 Asperger’s info http://www.aspergerssyndrome.org/
Further Information