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Shattering Glass
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Shattering Glass is Gail Giles's debut Young Adult novel, published in 2002. Rob, the charismatic leader of an all-male clique at high school, takes Simon Glass under his wing. Simon is an overweight nerd who is disliked by all, but Rob instructs his clique that they have to make Simon popular. | |
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Rape and Switch | |
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Rape and Switch: Discussed. Simon accuses Rob of being gay due to not stopping his molestation by his father. This drives Rob instantly to madness and causes Rob to lead the others in beating Simon to death. However, Rob is Ambiguously Gay, as he bonds very closely with the guys (especially Young) but doesn't seem all that interested in girls. | |
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"Not If They Enjoyed It" Rationalization | |
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"Not If They Enjoyed It" Rationalization: Invoked by Simon when he asks Rob if he enjoyed being molested for years. | |
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Fat Bastard | |
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Fat Bastard: Simon is disliked for his weight, but he's also a manipulative jerkass. | |
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Rape as Backstory | |
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Rape as Backstory: Young was molested by a camp counselor, and Rob was raped by his father for years. | |
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Armor-Piercing Question: Simon asks, "Why did it go on so long, Rob? Did you enjoy it?" which drives Rob into a violent rage. | |
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Rape Leads to Insanity | |
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Rape Leads to Insanity: Rob is the ringleader of Simon's murder after Simon accuses him of "enjoying" being raped by his father. | |
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Secondary Character Title: The book is called Shattering Glass after Simon Glass, but Young is the narrator (though an argument could be made that Simon and Rob are more important characters). | |
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Karma Houdini | |
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Karma Houdini: Of a sort. Rob escapes justice for Simon's death since his mother harbors him and they flee the country. However, Young says that he doesn't think Rob got away with anything, since he still lives with the pain of having been molested and killing Simon. | |
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Only Known by Their Nickname | |
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Only Known by Their Nickname: Young's birth name is Thaddeus, but he's only known as Young because Thaddeus runs in his family. | |
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Bystander Syndrome | |
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Bystander Syndrome: A recurring theme is Rob being in control of events and the entire clique lets him get away with it. It comes back in a big way when Young watches the rest of the group brutally beat Simon to death and does nothing to stop it. | |
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Supporting Protagonist: The narrator, Young Steward, is Rob's best friend but also extremely passive to a fault. The main rivalry is between Simon and Rob. | |
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