'my notes while reading 'a Few Words

the story takes place in D.C
Wallace=moved from Samson (small city) to D.C -calm demeanour -he used to be in military-he is 21 years old and he is 6'3 feet had an injury in the war in Nam .absence of the father-experienced some race-biased trauma -experienced a separation with his beloved Maeve -things would have changed if she stayed .no money and broke and he lives in a small apartment
life problems forced him to the level of robber
Flapjack=known from grade school-all excitement and motion -depicted as a flame in the forest of life he suggested the robbery and he apparently use drugs and an addict

carlene tilen=wallace has the phone number of this person

robbery takes place at a small closet like store

Five people, including Leroy, Wallace, and Flapjack, were in the store.

fat lady=argue about prices -while ruing from the scene she used the opportunity to steal some tomato cans

leroy=dark-old man- with wife and a girlfriend-extramarital relationships-fancy looks with gold rings and a car -still hiking up the prices and being greedy.he is indifferent and cold twoards wallace's action in the store

climax=leroy's statements about Wallace =going to do no better or be better for no one else. You needed a strap to you as a child. Now, if I was you daddy". triggering wallace's daddy issues which leads to Wallace's lose of control and release of emotions and then committing murder