Mr_Shank

Wow this had to be the most revealing part of reading so far in this book.  We have learned about Artie Kingston, why Cattie is the way she is and how Denn is going to get into The Big Deal.  This book continues to be a great read.

To start off I would like to talk about a passage instead of a quote.  Throughout chapter 21Cattie explains what her childhood and her mother were like.  Her mother always had money problems.  She would leave Cattie at home alone, while she was out with her many boyfriends.  When she was home she told Cattie that money meant happiness. This is was obviously important to the way Cattie turned out to be.  Like her mother , Cattie steals and will do anything for money.  Though in the end of this chapter Cattie says that money does not bring her happiness.  Do you guys think that money means happiness in Cattie’s case.  I believe she is correct, it doesn’t.  This is proven when she is dating Denn.  She seems to be having lots of fun.  She even is sad when she had to set him up.  When earning money Cattie seems upset and tired. So it seems to me that inside Cattie feels that love is the most important thing.

“So why didn’t you let the guys at the Bellagio finish me off?  For that matter, how come you didn’t just sit in on that game and finish me off yourself?  Why set me up with Morty and Frisk?  Why use Cattie?” (Pg. 111) This could be the most important quote of the entire book.  This is said by Denn to Artie Kingson about why he set him up.  First we must remember who Artie is.  He is that old man who Denn won the restaurant from.  When Denn won Artie said that he would get Denn bask.  So he set him up.  Artie goes on to say that the only reason why he used those people to set Denn up was to show that all of Denn’s friends didn’t care about him.  This shows what type of person Artie is (bad).  Even after he told Denn that he set him up he ask if Denn will be going to the Big Deal.  It is Artie’s tournament and he is in it.  Do you guys think that Denn should go to it?  I feel that Denn should just stay at home.  First, he knows that if he does go Artie will have a way for Denn to lose.  Second, Denn doesn’t even have enough money to get in to it.  Lastly, there is only one winner.  The odds that Denn will win are low.

What do you guys think of this quote and passage?

-Julian Garcia