Something that Lucky’s has in his dreams is someone that he isn’t worried to tell everything to. Lucky and his mom have just arrived in Arizona because Lucky’s mom can’t put up with his dad anymore, and she can’t deal with Lucky being bullied by Nader. While they are in Arizona, Lucky and his mom stay with his mom’s brother Dave and his wife Jodi. Jodi has convinced herself that Lucky is depressed and is trying to convince his mom to “get him help”. When Lucky wakes up after his first night in Dave’s house, he looks in the mirror and see’s that his scrape from Nader is the shape of Ohio. After looking at “Ohio” for a little, Lucky (to Aunt Jodi’s annoyance) decides to take a nap. In the dream Lucky is on the set of Doctor Phil. Dr. Phil is asking about Nader bullying Lucky. Dr. Phil tells the audience that they are going to bring in Nader’s parents, when he says this Lucky sends fire ants up his pant leg. Lucky goes over and starts talking to his Grandad about how …show more content…
Not really. I used to have Danny.”
“What happened to him?” he asked.
“Nader turned him against me.”
“That Nader kid is really screwing himself out of a good afterlife,’ he says. ‘Have you told adults about this kid?”
“They’re all afraid of his dad.”
“What is he? Some sort of nut or something?”
“A lawyer.” (76). This quote shows how in his dream world Lucky has someone he is not afraid to talk to because, Grandad doesn’t have to push Lucky for the information he’s giving him. The quote show’s this because of how fast the answers come. Lucky trusts Grandad because this is the first time the reader is learning about Nader’s dad, and how Danny back stabbed Lucky. The only time Lucky isn’t straightforward and open with his Granddad in this conversation is later while talking about his dad, and that was only because Lucky “didn’t have the heart” to tell Grandad about it. These dream conversations are the only time where Lucky is talking through things, and getting tip about