Outside Reading

Neville finds himself in Vegas. He doesn't really like it here, and thinks that "Vegas was a black hole" (Bock 104). They meet a girl who happens to be into strange things, like conspiracy theories. This seems to be quite strange. Every now and then, Neville and everyone else seem to pick up another character. This probably diverts attention away from Neville in the plot, and focuses on the overall story instead. Also, each character happens to have their own defining characteristics that make each of them different.

Outside Reading

The family is continuing to look for Neville as they try every possibility to locate their child in the whole state of Nevada. They tried to use child search groups but didn't work. Lorraine also posted multiple ads to find Neville. However, this isn't working, and she keeps asking herself questions and looking for clues. She starts to suspect that he may be a runaway. I guess this makes some sense, as it is a desperate mother looking for any answer.

Ourside Reading

Lorraine, the mother of Neville, continues to grieve about the missing Neville. She believes that she has failed him and isn't doing enough. In fact, they have the resources to support him, but try to look at the positive side to losing the child, as it happens to be so that Neville's lack of presence would put less strain on the family's resources (Bock 45). This apparently indicates that the family feels insecure about losing him and that they try to find a positive outcome. The deal is though, the parents have lost most of their hope, and are having trouble filling in his sense, which would make sense in a real life scenario.