Jeremiah (Boom)

Jeremiah 5 Characteristics Act 1 & 2 Evidence from the book: Characteristics Evidences ❖ Respectful/sensitive A1S3 1. Towards the director He did not interrupt the director whereas the director kept on interrupting him. 2. Towards the dead “15 years. The flesh has hardly gotten a chance to decompose, the whole process, the cycle of life and death, returning to the earth which they sprung. They have suffered so much, shouldn't they have the right to rest in peace for just a bit longer than 15 years.” 3. Towards the corpse Jeremiah addressed the corpse as “Mr Chan”. This shows that he did not just regard him as a dead piece of body. Instead, he treated him like a normal person with an appropriate surname. ❖ Submissive/timid (at first) A1S3 “You should make a site visit.” “Just submit your site report next Monday” Jeremiah gave in easily to the director and did what was told to him without questioning why he should do a site report. He followed the orders of the director without questioning the director. ❖ Sincere/devoted A1S6 “This cemetery is only 318 hectares in size and will be used up by 2013 at the current burial rate without the 15-year bury-in policy.” Jeremiah went extra miles to do some relevant research in order to convince the corpse in an attempt

to help him or else the corpse would be exhumed and scattered into the sea. Despite the constant rejection from the corpse, Jeremiah did not lose patience and walk away. He was very scared by the eerie atmosphere but he was not taken aback. Instead, he persevered and worked his way through to prompt the corpse to recall his memories by asking if he was” Married, single, divorced, widowed? Any children? Sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, nephews, nieces?”, showing the time and effort Jeremiah had devoted. Unfortunately, the attempt was futile. ❖ Gauche definition : unsophisticated and socially awkward. A1S6 “Mr...um...Mr Chan Ah… Gow? Right. Mr Chan Ah Gow. Um…” Repetition of “um” shows Jeremiah’s uncertainty and anxiety. He could not even say a complete sentence properly. “(nervously flips through his file and it crashes loudly to the ground) Shit! I mean… shoot. I mean anyways. “ He was flustered in the graveyard and was socially awkward when talking to the corpse. He had to “ take a deep breath” and compose himself before he had the courage to speak up. ❖ Empathetic/humane A2S11 “Car accident. Some stupid motorcylist swerved into their lane, and that was it…” Jeremiah lost his mother in a car accident, which made him very sensitive. He had