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Alex a speech about responsibility ● Alex falls asleep 4. Day Of The Dork- Wit 5. My Day In Court ● Alex His mother Bryan Gilson (rude classmate, son of a police officer) Laurie Flynn (best friend of Alex) Alex Simon (his dad) Janet (his mum) Larry Sharpe (his uncle/lawyer) Judge Trent Sunday and Monday in September Thirty days after the accident Alex's home School Alex's home Court At home: ● ● At school: Alex plays E-guitar → tells his guitar-story (got an “American Fender Telecaster" from his dad at his birthday, got lessons and played in a School-band) His mum wants to know why he got drunk and drove with her car → at first, he tells her lies → then the true: he wanted to yell his dad for leaving his mum She tells him how he gets over for the next month until the court Court: → he will be picked up at school by her ➜ he does homework after that in front of her ➜ he will go at least at 10pm to bed ● What happens during the 30 days: His dad tries to call him He meets his uncle Larry (his attorney) ● Bryan Gilson talks to him (he has the lowdown) ➜ he is rude to Alex At home: His best friend Laurie comes to them (there're is a short description about her) → they talk about it Tells how he got ready for the appointment He is shocked → court hall does not look like he thought it would → people wear normal clothes → in general, the whole situation is not formal A police officer and two paramedics walk in During a break, Alex finds out from Larry that his verdict will get his license two years later →shock for Alex He finds out that he will get human-service time 6. Solomon 7. Plan B 8. Lauri Meets Sol ● Alex Claudelle Green (registered nurse) Juanita Case (licensed practical nurse) ● Leonora McCarthy (Certified Social Worker) Solomon Lewis (patient) Mrs. Goldfarb (another old lady, patient) Alex ● Solomon Lewis Alex ● Solomon Lewis Laurie Flynn First day in nursing home: 27th October (?) + 29th October Time until Nursing home (included) 10th November + 14th November Nursing home Friday in November Nursing home At first, Alex talks with three nurses about his patient → tell him that Sol is not friendly and that Alex should not be nice to him either ● Alex walks in Sol's room ● First day as a social volunteer in the nursing home → volunteer for Solomon Lewis ● →he lies in his bed ant watches TV → Sol offends Alex in Yiddish → Sol lies to another old lady After this terrible first day, Alex writes a letter to Judge Trent and says that he would change his job and what Sol told him → she wants Alex to stay there Conversation between a drill sergeant and an inner coward →in Alex's mind Alex visits Sol on his second day there Sol pretends that he does not know Alex and calls a nurse (Claudelle) → a joke The book that Sol reads, Alex has red it as well → they talk about it They play poker together Alex writes a letter to Judge Trent again and lists three points: 1. Teach someone a life lesson 2. Learn a life lesson 3. Pay back $500.00 for the damage he did to Mrs. Wilson's lawn gnomes lso, he would rather work 200h at another job as for the rest 94h with Sol Response: he should do it until the end Laurie convinced Alex's mum to stay by him and care about him → Janet has a date again (the same man from earlier) 9. Sol Gets Interested 10. Half An Answer 11. Happy Holidays ● Janet Claudelle Green Alex (Mr. Watras → conductor) Solomon Juanita Case Alex Solomon Lewis Other residents Other nurses → Mrs. Goldfarb Alex Solomon Lewis Simon Janet Claudelle Green Leonora McCarthy 22th November (Alex's school) Nursing Home December Nursing home December until (included) 27th December ● ● Nursing home ● ● ● They go to the nursing home Sol says that Alex is her husband → they start to argue Alex leaves the room and talks with Claudelle When he comes back, Sol and Laurie talk very friendly with each-other ● The next week, Alex is late because he had a jazz-band practice → was not good for him Alex brings his guitar to Sol and plays for him → Sol likes it ➜ Alex should play more ⇒ Alex cannot believe that he found something he could do that Sol likes In the evening, Alex writes the first positive letter to the Trent ● Alex plays a song about a Jewish for Sol When he plays the piece, many people (residents & nurses) come into the room and listen Sol is emotional after the piece ➜ he thanks Alex for this Alex's home At home: Alex talks with his dad in front of the house → his dad said that he tried to call Alex and Alex apologizes for this → his dad will move to Philadelphia in January (he has a new job and wats something new because of his breakup with Sandy Simonsen → his dad also tells him that his mum broke up with him and that Alex should talk with her about that Nursing home: ● Sol buys flowers for his daughter Judy every year for Hanukkah → she never visits him Alex bought a book for Sol ➜ he is sad and They talk about Sol's illness (emphysema) ➜ he needs oxygen this day 12. The Ball Falls 13. Happy New Year 14. Enter The Cha- KINGS ● Alex Solomon Lewis Laurie Flynn Janet ● Simon ● Alex Solomon Lewis Laurie Flynn Janet Simon ● Alex Laurie Flynn Bryan Gilson Anette Watson Steven Alper → The Cha- KINGS December → New Year's Eve Day ● 2nd January Alex's home Nursing home 1st January Alex's home School Laurie's home Alex talks with the nurses about Sol's daughter Then, Alex writes a letter again → he asks if he could stay there, even when dos not have to At home: (in the morning) Alex has a strange talk with his mum → has a terrible date Nursing home: Sol is not connected to oxygen anymore Sol convinces Alex to spend New Year's Eve with Laurie Laurie's home: Nursing home: Alex and Laurie talk → her mother is pregnant because she dated one guy from the internet ● Alex's home: ● Alex and Laurie organize a party for the patient Sol gets to know that Alex only cares about him because of his accident and its consequences → Sol gets angry and Alex leaves the party He spends the evening with Laurie (his mum has a date again) He tries to kiss her → not successful His mum comes home with his dad Alex has breakfast with his parents and Laurie After Laurie leaves, they talk: (they had two dates) → at their first date (chapter 12 beginning), they were arguing about his dad's moving → at their second date (night before), they felt in love again →➜ Alex is very sceptical Bryan is again rude to Alex ➜ Alex gets an idea while Bryan is talking: ➜ he wants to organize a benefit jazz concert at the nursing home with profit's going toward future cultural events there → there are five (17) pros: 1. It would impress the judge with his apparent selflessness and personal growth 2. It would entertain and amuse dozens of oldsters