Whirligig | Characters & Character Analysis

Whirligig Characters

Brent Bishop

Brent Bishop is an eleventh grader who turns seventeen just after this story begins. His family has moved four times in seven years while his father climbs the corporate ladder. Some things about him depend on what is cool where he is now, such as the ear in which he wears his earring - the left one here - and the radio stations that play on the headset he always wears, on his head or around his neck. He has always had a bad temper, and letting the music flow into him is the only way he can tame it. He has straight blond hair, combed back and moussed the night of the party that starts the events of this story in a style inspired by GQ Magazine. He wears pressed khakis and a Chicago Bulls t-shirt for the party, with the chain from his wallet attached to a belt...
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