Independent Reading: Likes and Dislikes (Prompt #1, Chapter 8))

Chapter 8, page 91: " Why am I doing this?
But I know why.
I did it to myself.
I went and got myself an honest job."

This is how chapter eight begun. The main character went to find himself a job. While he did not want the job to get money or have an income, he did it so that he could have the satisfaction of having a job. The main character had previously earned money by collecting bottles and selling copies of Street News. However he wanted to have a job with a little more impact, and as the reader knows, the wants of the main character drive his actions. The main character became a writer for the newspaper. He claims that the job gave him nothing that he did not already attain form living on the streets. However, throughout the chapter the main character grows accustomed to living indoors. I enjoyed this chapter because it gave insight into the working habits of the main character. It showed the reader that he enjoyed working and writing. Although the main character claims that he was not considered a real newspaperman, he still enjoyed writing, so that is what he choose to do. He stayed with the newspaper even though they were experiencing a downfall. He stayed because that is what he enjoyed doing at the time. It was this chapter that helped lead the main character out of his street days.