JEREMY FINK AND THE MEANING OF LIFE.

QUOTES TO SHOW JEREMY'S PERSONIALITY

• "It is the middle of a long,hot summer, and I, Jeremy Fink, a city kid born and bred,am sitting on a big rock in the middle of the lake"
• "Yes I say Eagerly"
• First quote Page 1 of the Preface. Second quote page 149
• In the second quote Jeremy is eager and says that the lamp is pretty.

QUOTES TO SHOW JEREMY'S WANTS AND DESIRES

• "We can check the flea market for keys to the box"
• "Lets check this box of keys and locks"
• These quotes prove that Jeremy Wants keys for his box.
• Page 40

2 QUOTES TO SHOW JEREMY'S RELATIONSHIP WITH LIZZY.

• "Right now my best friend Lizzy is sitting next to me holding her nose."
• "Lizzy keeps poking me in the arm,urging me to hurry up and do what we came here to do."
• These quotes prove that lizzy and jeremy are close and lizzy is peer pressuring him.
• Page 1 of Preface.

QUOTES TO SHOW HOW JEREMY CHANGED THROUGHOUT THE STORY.

• "Nah like dad said,life is short. I'll keep eating desert first"
• "I'll surprise mom tonight and have cauliflower or asparagus or -cringe- beets at dinner"
• These quotes prove that jeremy wants to try something new but then cahnges his mind.
• Page 288

QUOTES TO SHOW THE CHARACTERS APPEARENCE

• "I put the keys in my other pocket"
• "I put the candy in my jeans pocket and kept going"
• These quotes prove that Jeremy was wearing jeans.
• Page 67

Jeremy Fink Has changed a lot throughout the story. One way he changed was towards the end of the story he wants to surprise his mom and eat vegetables during dinner instead of eating dessert first. Another way Jeremy changed was that after he got the box open he was upset after he read the letter from his dad on his eighth birthday and Lizzy and Jeremy were both upset When throughout the story they were mostly happy.