Blaze

 



The Premise

 

      The novel Blaze by Richard Bachman and foreword by Stephen King takes place in Boston so far. Clay Blaisdell, known as Blaze, is the main character of the book and George Rackley, Blazes boss, is somewhat of a main character even though he dies in the beginning of the book. Before George died, Blaze and him were planning ton kidnap a baby from a rich family, the Gerard's, so they can get ransom money. Even though George id dead, Blaze still hears him give orders for him what to do and that is the only reason Blaze could go with their plan successfully.

 

What I Just Read

 

     The last chapter I read was about Blaze kidnapping the baby from the Gerard's house. Before the kidnapping, Blaze was told by George he needed all the things a baby needed so Blaze went and got them. Then, to get in the Gerard's gate, which is guarded by people sense they are a rich family, he used a parking attendant card to get in. Blaze go the card from George who worked for the Gerard's when he was alive. After Blaze got in, all he did was use a ladder to get into a window. He ended up in Mr. and Mrs. Gerard's bedroom where they were sleeping, but they did not wake up. Then, when he got the baby, he went through a different window to get out of the house. Blaze had made it out and past the gate without being caught except he had to knock out a women who had caught him leaving through the window but that was all.



 

Significant Passage

 

     "It would have to be fast: open the window, climb through, close the window again. Otherwise the inrush of cold January air would wake them for sure. But if the sliding window really squalled against the frame, that would wake them up, too.

     "Go on"' George said from the base of the ladder. "Take your best shot."

     Blaze wriggled his fingers into the crack between the bottom of the window and the jamb, then lifted. The window lifted without a sound. He swung a leg inside, followed it with his body, and thumped into place. He froze in a crouch, afraid to turn and look at the bed, ears attuned to catch the slightest sound.

     Nothing (Bachman 90)."

     That passage was about Blaze sneaking into the Gerard's bedroom window. It shows how George still talks to Blaze and tells him what to do in his head. Also, it shows how careful Blaze wants to be so he does not get caught. Blaze gets kind of scared when he was about to open and go through the window, but then George told him to just go.