Rooster Charlie AN ANALYSIS OF MAIN CHARACTERS

“Come back and find me, Jaimy, and take me away,. I will, Jacky, I will.” Bloody Jack, page : 288 It proves that James is faithful man. Because he didn’t want to lose Mary and he’ll bring Mary and then they’ll get married.

4.3 Rooster Charlie

Rooster Charlie is an orphan boy. He is fourteen years old. He is the leader of a gang which all of the members are an orphan child, including Mary and also he is Mary’s closest friend. Actually, it’s bad if a little boy like Charlie has been a leader in a gang. Because a little boy like him should be still get the attention from his parents and he should study at school. Actually, a little boy like Charlie might have feels live likes the other child such as play with his friends and do something which usually a child done. But, because of the death of his parents and he lost his guidance in his lives he don’t know here to go and what he must do. And finally he chooses to live at the street and becomes a leader gang there. They lived at London Street. His friends choose Charlie because of Charlie always responsible and protect them good enough. He is called Rooster Charlie because of his red hair and it falls to the side and his last name is Brewster. Rooster Charlie is a boy who has big confident. He is small but he’s smart, quick, cheerful, and he is brave boy. Universitas Sumatera Utara Charlie always takes care of his friends we can see from how he keeps his friends from another gang around them. If there is a gang wants to make a trouble or try to take their place, Charlie and his friend named Hugh always managed to protect their friends. Hugh utilizes his big body to face them and Charlie uses his shiv to face their enemies and always succeed to keep their place. Charlie has a dream that he want to be a soldier and he’ll change his shiv become a great gleaming. Charlie was always fair to his friends, like if he buying food he’ll bring that to their home and share fairly to his friend. He loves his friend so much and he didn’t want if anybody hurt them. Charlie always want to make his friends happy, so if he has something that can he gives for his friend he will give it to them. For example, if he has a piece of bread for the first he give that bread to his friend and than if there is a remnant of that bread he’ll take it. Charlie has a closest relationship with Mary. He didn’t want to lose Mary. So, when Mary asks him why they must beg to survive, whereas they can read to get some money. Charlie’s thinking for a while, than he said that he won’t to lose Mary. He is too afraid if the other gang stole her. ” Alright Mary, I’ll be telling you straight. You’re smart and you could understand my mind. I don’t want you stolen, is why.” Bloody Jack, page: 17 Charlie loves Mary like his sister. He didn’t want to lose Mary so he gives more protects to Mary. He want Mary to stay with him together and also he didn’t Universitas Sumatera Utara want if Mary look so sad if she remember about her family. If Mary sad, he always try to make Mary laughing again and makes Mary feel comfort beside him. Charlie always looking out for Mary, he was too afraid to lose Mary or the other tries to take her from Charlie. One day, Charlie comes to a place where a man named Muck stay there. Charlie say something which made Muck get angry to him and he like dare to Muck. Because of that, when Charlie’s walking on Lambert streets to get some food for his friend, Muck comes and hit him on Charlie’s back head with the hard thing like wood and finally Charlie died on Muck’s hand. Muck bring Charlie’s corpse to Dr. Grave place to become a research like they want. The death of Charlie of course made Mary feel so sad, because she didn’t want to lose a leader and also a brother. But Mary can’t do anything, she just crying if she remembers that incident. That’s all happened because of Charlie’s carelessness on his attitude and words of the Muck. He should be able to better maintain his attitude and words to Muck because of Muck’s job is collect the bodies to become research material doesn’t mean that he can act arbitrarily to Muck. Because whatever work of someone we should cherish it, because they did it to survive just like Mary and friends done.

4.4 Liam Delaney