Tyler 1-25

In chapters 1-25 of The House of the Scorpion, I think that the most interesting and inciting thing about the book was the character development. Not only in Matt, but in the surrounding characters like, Maria, Tam Lin, and even Celia. in the first few chapters of The House Of The Scorpion, we saw Matt as just a random kid who was locked in a house. But as the book went on and as we get deeper into the book, Matt unveiled more layers, as he becomes a very dynamic character. Maria changed in a very similar was as Matt, because in the beginning she was a kind of a spoiled brat around other people but when she is around Matt she evolves into a very religious person who believes anything is possible if you try hard enough. I think Celia changed the least amount, but she did change even though she didn't want Matt proclaiming to others that she was his mother at the end and through out the book. I think that is what Farmer wanted the readers to think that she was Matt's mother figure .Tam Lin changed the most, second to Matt. At the beginning of the book Tam Lin seemed a big and scary guy with the possibility of being friendly and as we go through the book he becomes more and more parental and loving toward Matt. Tam Lin showed that he loved Matt in chapter 24 when he snuck Matt out of the Alacran Mansion to get him to safety and I think that farmer was trying to in directly state that Tam Lin was the father figure.