Farmer, (15).
Chapters 2 and 3 were extremely important to the development of the character Matt. He was alone in the little house in the poppy fields until one day he heard voices. Celia had advised him to never, ever go to the window but because of his curiosity he insisted that it was necessary. To Matt’s surprise the voices at the window were children. Their names were Maria, Emilia and Steven. Steven was the oldest out of the three, Maria was youngest and Emilia was in the middle. Maria was the same age of Matt so she approached him and posed the question, “Do you want to play?” Matt was silent, he had never came in contact with other children because he was so used to be being constantly isolated. Then Maria repeated the question while the others debated upon whether he was a mute or not. They had no idea what he really was.
Afterwards, his curiosity and need to be around others was so great that Matt broke the glass window and jumped right through, cutting his feet on the glass shards. This was the first clear sign of Matt's personality - he was unpredictable. The children panicked and quickly carried him to the Big House. At this point in the story we don’t know anything about the Big House besides that the rich families live inside here and that Celia, Matt’s caretaker, cooks here. When the servants who worked inside the Big House saw Matt they immediately greeted him with sympathy and did their best to help him out.
However, once they figure out that Matt is a clone, they are absolutely disgusted. The children’s playful mindset turns to hate in a matter of seconds. It is a clear representation that everyone has been brain washed and taught to despise clones. If they are so despised, then why are they created? This is something that will be very interesting to find out later in the book.
Not only that, Matt is the clone of highly spoken El Patron. Only one of the children, Maria, still cared for Matt after they found out about his true identity. The others are now repulsed just by the thought of him and have all been warned to stay away. Maria, being the same age as Matt, can easily relate to him. When he was sent to the empty room in the servants' quarters and left in solitude, Maria was the only actual visitor Matt had. She came with food and her thoughts. Maria loved to talk, and Matt loved to listen. He was able to sit in silence for hours while Maria would be discussing some sort of matter. Maria made it clear that Matt was not a talker, but a listener. That night, Maria ended up staying over at Matt’s room. In the morning, she was gone and he was greeted by an angry woman named Rosa. Rosa was unable to stand Matt’s existence, just because he is a clone.
So far, Steven and Emilia are very flat characters; they have only been described briefly and make some appearances in the story. Readers do not know much about them except that they are children of rich people. After the accident, they aren't mentioned often either. Maria on the other hand is definitely a round character; we know much more about her than the other two children. She constantly appears in the book and Matt even has a small attachment to her; thus, allowing for the prediction that Maria will continue having a continuous presence and is a dynamic character.
- Ashish
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