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Who is Mrs Trent in things not seen?
Mrs. Trent is the neighbor that you wish you didn’t have, the nosy lady next door who makes it hard for Bobby to hang out alone at home in peace. As he puts it: “Mrs. Trent is the nosiest woman on the planet, and it doesn’t help that the buildings in my neighborhood are only about fifteen feet apart” (7.6).
Who are the characters in things not seen?
Mrs. Van Dorn
Alicia Van DornMrs. PhillipsBobby PhillipsDr. Phillips
Things Not Seen/Characters
How does Alicia discover Bobby’s secret?
How does Alicia come to believe that Bobby is invisible? She asks a passerby which of them is taller and the stranger tells her that no one is there.
How does Bobby find Sheila?
But how did Bobby know to find her? He reveals that he found her through the thing about the electric blanket, and she’s blown away by how simple and silly it is. Then Sheila tells him her whole story, and about how she never told her parents what happened and eventually just took their money and left.
Why is Bobby invisible?
His parents leave to get dinner, but Bobby later finds out from the TV that there was a major three-car crash involving his parents. The police come to the home and check on Bobby, who conceals his invisibility. Bobby goes to the hospital to see his parents, taking off his clothes so he can be invisible.
How old is Bobby Phillips in things not seen?
Bobby Phillips is a 15-year-old boy. He is the son of a professor mother and a physicist for a father.
Where does Bobby meet Alicia Van Dorn?
Bobby tells his mom he is going to meet a girl that he met at the library, that she is blind and that she knows he is invisible. When Bobby arrives at the library, he finds Alicia in her reserved soundproof booth.
How did Alicia become blind Things Not Seen?
How did Alicia become blind? She fell out of bed and hit her head. In the morning she couldn’t see.