Reading Response 2

            In the book "The Other Normal" by Ned Vizzini, is about a boy name Peregrine Eckeret who has no social skills and the only thing he likes to do is play by himself with toys. His favorite game creature and cavern is a game where he creates character based in himself. So he made a character that has high intelligence but low strength. His whole life he played played creature and cavern  and as a result his parents are concern. This is because Perry (peregrine) has no friends  or any social skills. So his parents are sending him to a eight week camp where he has to learn to become a man. I think Perry is struggling with not have any social skills.
            One reason why I think this is because when i learned he plays creature and caverns by himself. Whenever he is alone or has the chance to play he always plays. The problem is that, when he plays he isn't learning any social skills. This is true because he can't make any  friends or doesn't know how to have conversation. This one reason why I think that Perry is struggling with not having any social skills.
         Another reason why i think this is because Perry parents are making Perry attend a camp where they believe that Perry will become a man. Unfortunately Perry has no interest in going to the camp. Perry  begged his family that he has no interest in going.  Unfortunately, Perry had to go and also Perry learned that he will be at the camp for eight weeks. The quote " we feel you'd grow more as a person as a man by going to the camp." This quote shows us that because he lacks social skill and the only thing he does is play creatures and caverns shows us that his parents are concern about what he will become when he grows up. This shows us that Perry is struggling with not having any social skills.

          Overall I think the theme for the protagonist would be, Perry struggling with not having any social skills. I think Perry's mind and how he thinks is pretty cool. The only thing he has to work on is making friends and learn to have a conversation that has nothing to do with creatures and caverns.