Being Kevin Brooks Analysis

Brittany Paul

1. Story: “Being” February 1, 2007
2. Author: Kevin Brooks, 1959-Present
3. Protagonist: Robert Smith, a sixteen year old who does not know what he is. Robert is a dark haired foster child from England.
4. Antagonist: David Ryan, a doctor that is a part of the British government agency. Ryan is tall, severe looking, silver eyes, and dresses in a plain black suit.
5. Conflict(s): Ryan is trying to figure out what Robert is, and Robert is trying to hide from Ryan and his people. Robert is accused of killing professor Casing by Ryan. Robert is trying to locate Kamal because he is the only one who can save him from getting in anymore trouble.
6. Minor Characters: Dr. Andrews- Tells Robert his surgery will be a routine endoscopy.
Eddi- Peroxide Short and spiky hair, pale skin, sculpted face, made fake ID’s as a living.
Kamal- Anesthetist
Casing- consultant surgeon
Bridget and Peter- Robert’s Foster parents of one year.
Kelly and Hayes: Ryan’s people.
7. Setting: The story takes place in Exeter, England. Robert is in a hospital around nine-thirty in the morning.
8. Narrator/Point of View: The narrator is Robert Smith, the main character, spoken in first person point of view.
9.
Summary: Robert was at his doctors appointment because something was not feeling right in his stomach. Dr. Andrews was to perform an endoscopy after lightly anesthetizing Robert, but while he was looking around his body, he saw odd metal filaments. Kamal was called in by Ryan, (who was called in by Dr. Andrews) a man from the British government agency to anesthetize Robert completely so Ryan could take a closer look surgically in Robert’s body without legal permission. When everyone thought that Robert was in deep sleep, Robert could still feel and hear what everyone in the room was doing an saying. Robert got a hold of a gun from Ryan’s belt whenever he amazingly gained energy and threatened everyone to do as he said so he could steal all of their money and identity and also escape. After Robert’s escape he ran away after discovering an article in the paper the next morning accusing him of killing Casing at the doctor’s. While Robert was on the run he happened to go by Eddi’s flat, an old friend’s brother’s ex-girlfriend he met a while ago. Eddi helped him with is escape from Ryan and his people by making him a whole new identity. Eddi and Robert eventually found their love for each other and were planning on staying in the small town of Tejeda, where they figured Ryan and his people would never find them. After a few weeks, Eddi and Robert came home after a firework show in the villages, Robert noticed something odd about their flat they ha been staying in. The flat’s
lights were completely off, and it was more quiet then usual. Ryan had fount them. Eddi had a gun pointing to her head and two other guys were facing Robert with guns. Ryan sat on the couch demanding everyone what to do. The guy holding a gun to Eddi’s head had gotten shot by Eddi when he went to the bathroom. Eddi got shot right after she shot the guy in the bathroom. Robert shot the two other guys then shot Ryan after telling him he could careless if he was a human or not. Robert, depressed about Eddi, drove off Eddi’s motorcycle into the woods, and was never heard of again.
10. Author’s Feelings: The author’s feelings toward the central character cannot be determined because the author is not the narrator.
11. Irony: Whenever Eddi and Robert came home, the irony of Ryan unexpectedly being there concluded the story.
12. Symbols: Pistol- Threat
Black suit worn by Ryan- Something serious, working for the government.
Eddi’s Pale skin- Hid inside a bunch.
13. Theme: Ryan is so concerned with what Robert is, but Robert could careless what he is because it doesn’t matter or affect him.