Chapter+38

A BRIDGE AT LAST By Laura and Sara

 * ===== Carl read the newspaper and discovered that they will be a bridge built from the mainland. =====
 * ===== Beryl begs Bruce to stay with her or take her with her. She says, "Don''t leave me here, please. There's nothing left for me here." (pg 218) =====
 * ===== Kev Bally tells Carl and Beryl that Bruce shot the windows. =====
 * ===== Carl declines Joy's offer of coming to live with her as he feels he owes it to Beryl to stay because Bruce has left her and she has no-one. =====
 * ===== Carl is very emotional and worries that his mother is living happily without him. Joy guesses what Carl is worried about and says" Your mother might be living happily somewhere and didn't want you to arrive and ruin it all for her." (pg 222) =====
 * ===== Joy and Carl are off to the Missing Persons Unit to find Carl's mother. =====

Themes of this chapter:

 * Loyalty and honesty because Carl wants to stay with his family. This relates to the Past as he doesn't want to continue running away when it gets tough. The other realtion is to family, all his family has run out on him so he wants to stay with Beryl when she needs him.
 * Carl puts others needs before his by saying, "I can't leave Beryl. She's at rock bottom." (pg 221) He is trying hard to build and keep his friendships strong.
 * Carl tries to break free of the curse of the Matts by choosing to stay with Beryl, he says, " I can't leave her. That's what the Matts have always done. As soon as theres trouble they run away." (pg 222)

**Character Developments**

 * Joy feels like she owes Carl and asks him to move in with her.
 * Carl confronts his fears about his mother.

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