Last Days of Summer

Natalie Pellizzi Last Days of Summer English I
Notes

Joey Margolis (protagonist)
    ← Grew up in Brooklyn
    ← Jewish, 12 yrs old
    ← Absolutely hates the Dodgers
    ← “The Shadow”- Lives on third floor
    ← Goes to Alexander Hamilton Junior High- gets bad marks for obedience
    ← Loud Mouth- smartass
    ← Doesn’t smoke, tells psychologist that he drinks brandy
Charlie Linden Banks
    ← Started out as a 19 year ld rookie for the Springfield Blue Jackets
    ← 22 yrs old when bought by the New York Giants
    ← Born in August 7, 1917 in Racine, Wisconsin
    ← Had a .369 batting average- gets into fight on the field a lot
    ← Is 5’11 1/2”- 181 lbs
    ← Said father was VP of Racine Product Inc.
    ← Bats right, throws right: on Springfield Blue Jackets he batted left 4 games
    ← Mom was a waitress- died in 1918   of the flu
    ← Dad was cheap- pawned anything he thought he could- died in a shootout
    ← Harlan (brother) acted as his father- he was Charlie’s hero
    ← Hates Cincinatti

Lenny Bierman
    ←   Lived on Joey’s Street
    ← Bullied Joey and Craig
    ← Finally stopped bullying when Charlie came and stood up for them
    ← Began to be nicer to Joey in the end-m pays him 2 bits a week to do his algebra and he took him out for a burger when he got an 83%

Carrie Gettinger
    ←   Joey’s aunt
    ← Always on Charlie’s case about Joey
    ← A very dedicated Jew- not very happy when she found out that Charlie was going to be helping Joey with his Bar Mitzvah- got over it
    ← Gets along with Hazel very well
    ← Always rooted against Charlie- but truly cared for him
    ← Would only speak to Sgt. Greenburg when Joey was in juvenile detention

Ida Margolis
    ← Joey’s mother
    ← Boils clothing
    ← Bakes food for Charlie and sends it to him

Donald M. Weston
    ←   Psychologist
    ← Doesn’t believe most of what Joey says
    ← Becomes his friend throughout book

Harlan
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