Characters: Boy21

In Boy21 by Matthew Quick, the main character, Finley, could be classified as a dynamic character. Finley is a shy boy who lives and breathes basketball. At the beginning of the book, Finley is living life to the fullest until a star point guard from California comes to town. Finley makes friends with Russ, the point guard, and we see signs of him becoming less shy. At this point in the book however, Finley thinks basketball is more important than his new friend Russ and also his best friend Erin. Finley's character affects the climax of the book because we see a sudden change in his behavior. At the climax, Erin is hit by a car and Finley is devastated. Before, he did not like to interact with others, but when Erin was injured, he realized just how important family and friends were and started to interact more with them. This sudden change in Finley shows us his development and also introduces the theme in the novel. When his actions change, it shows the lesson learned is that we should all put what's most important first and chase after it. In the end, we can see a lot of change in Finley over the course of the story and also we notice how his actions affected the plot and the theme of the story.

Link that shows the importance of Friendship. This is what Finley finds most important to him.