Novel Captain Nobody : Characters (Form 5 English Novel)

Novel Captain Nobody : Characters (Form 5 English Novel)

NEWTON NEWMAN (NEWT)

•        A 10-year-old, fourth grader at Appleton Elementary

•        Short, skinny, freckled,quiet

•        Lives in the shadow of elder brother, Chris Newman, whom he loves dearly

•        Quiet, unassuming, ignored by others

•        Creative, talented artist, enjoys drawing superheroes

•        Selfless, loving, responsible, hard-working, disciplined, independent, positive, intelligent,

•        observant, has integrity

•        Fear of heights (ACROPHOBIA)

•        Feels confident, strong, when he is dressed as Captain Nobody.

•        Helpful – makes breakfast for the family every day

•        Heroic – saves Mr. Clay, the Sullivan’s, Ferocious the Ferret, Reggie Ratner in his alter ego character, Mr. Nobody

CECIL BUTTERWORTH

•        Newt's classmate and one of Newt's two best friends

•        Shorter than Newt, has a loud voice

•        Also ignored by the other kids at school

•        Outspoken, impulsive, innovative and always bursting with ideas, witty

•        positive; encourages and motivates his friends

•        dreams of becoming a drummer

JUANITA JOSEPHINA GONZALES {JJ}

•        Newt's classmate and one of Newt's two best friends

•        Is 'invisible' to the other kids at school but she does not let it bother her

•        Tallest girl in the fourth grade

•        Positive, creative, careful, sharp, intelligent, thoughtful, sensitive, observant, outspoken

•        A voracious reader, has amazing vocabulary and grammar, able to read when she was three

•        Helps to create Newt’s Halloween costume

CHRIS NEWMAN {CHRIS}

•        Newt's older brother in Fillmore High School

•        An American Football star in his school Ferrets of Fillmore High School

•        Tall, athletic, agile

•        Brotherly, loving, kind, shares a close bond with Newt

•        Disciplined, determined, performs well under pressure, has a sense of humour.

•        Scored the winning touchdown in the Big Game

•        Knocked unconscious into a come during the Big Game

DAD

•        A busy supervisor with a construction company

•        Gives a lot of attention to Chris but neglects Newt

•        Tries to make up for his neglect of Newt when he is informed of Newt's unusual behavior

MOM

•        A busy estate agent

•        Absent-minded - depends on Newt to remember where she leaves her keys and documents

REGGIE RATNER

•        A student at Merrimac High

•        Heavily built defence player of the rival football team

•        Arch-enemy of Chris Newman on the field

•        Harassed by Chris's teammates

•        Appleton residents mistakenly think he is planning to jump from the water tower

MRS.YOUNG

•        Newt's teacher

•        Diplomatic, wise - tells the principal that Newt is distracted by Chris's injury.

•        Kind, compassionate, perceptive – realizes what Newt is going through when he comes to school in his Halloween outfit

•        *Controls her class well.

MR. TOOMEY

•        Principal of Appleton Elementary School

•        Strict but open to reason

•        Is not good at remembering names.

MRS.MARCUS

•        School Nurse

•        Kind and soft-hearted - cares about Newt and shows concern

RICKY RATNER

•        Reggie's cousin at Fillmore Elementary

•        A large, seventh grader

•        Intimidates and threatens Newt to tell Chris's friends to leave Reggie alone.

DARRYL PEEPS

•        One of the players in the football team of Fillmore High

•        He is actually the one who knocks Chris out

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Novel Captain Nobody : Synopsis Chapter 5 - Chapter 8

Novel Captain Nobody : Synopsis Chapter 5 - Chapter 8

CHAPTER 5 : THE BAD DREAMS BEGIN

1.       Chris is unconscious as the result of the winning touchdown.

2.      The whole ground is in complete silence when Chris is being attended and brought to the hospital.

3.      Chris’ test results come out and fortunately he is not suffering from any broken parts, he is in a coma.

4.      Newt wants to visit Chris at the hospital but his dad does not allow him.

5.      The next day, Newt answers various callers trying to get some news about Chris.

6.      Cecil and JJ drop by at Newt’s house to cheer him up.

7.      The local community is talking about the touchdown incident and starts calling it the Big Tackle.

8.      Cecil also tells Newt that some of the Ferrets get some revenge on Reggie, the Chargers’ defensive back who is accused of causing Chris to get into his coma.

9.      Speechless, Newt tries to avoid Halloween by saying that he has lots of chores to settle.

10.   Both Cecil and JJ are not convinced and they decide to meet the next day at 6.00 p.m for Halloween.

CHAPTER 6: I GET A TERRIBLE IDEA

1.       Newt is frantically searching for idea as he is running out of time to come out with his Halloween costume and falls asleep soon after.

2.      By noon, Newt is still clueless about his costume and he decides not to celebrate Halloween.

3.      He then falls asleep when sketching his latest fantasy superhero character.

4.      Mom is already home when Newt wakes up.

5.      After peeping at Mom holding his brother’s sweatshirt, Newt asks if there is anything he can do to cheer her up.

6.      But Newt is told that he could do nothing for the moment.

7.      Taken aback by Mom’s words, he decides to prove that he is useful in such stressful situation.

8.      Just before he can cheer Mom up by wearing his brother’s old clothes.

9.      In the meantime, Cecil and JJ arrive at Newt’s doorstep.

10.   Cecil disguises himself as the famous musician, Mozart whereas JJ is dressed up as Splendida, a fictional character from her favourite book.

11.    Lastly, the big and important question pops out, ‘What is Newton Newman going to be for Halloween?’

CHAPTER 7: I HIDE – AND FIND MYSELF

1.       Newt is out of words when is asked to explain about his outfit as he is wearing his brother’s pieces of clothing.

2.      JJ asks Newt if there is something wrong with his brother.

3.      Newt replies that his brother is doing fine.

4.      He does not want to let his best friends down so he insists that both of them should continue celebrating Halloween without him.

5.      Newt finally confesses that he does not have a costume for himself and he immediately explains everything that he did in search for a suitable costume before Cecil and JJ can respond to the confession.

6.      After a long silence, Cecil and JJ decide to transform Newt’s outfit on the spot.

7.      Both of them alter the pieces of clothing that Newt is wearing and eventually they manage to produce an outstanding costume.

8.      They reach the ultimate transformation when JJ cuts two small holes on the sweatband that Newt is wearing o his forehead and change it into a mask.

9.      The mask makes Newt feels protected.

10.   The three of them feel ecstatic as they finally manage to celebrate the Halloween together.

CHAPTER 8 : I RAISE MY VOICE

1.       When they arrive at the first stop, the lady and her husband living in the house are rejoiced when they look at Cecil, JJ and Newt.

2.      The lady has perfectly guessed Cecil’s and JJ’s Halloween costumes.

3.      Then, the couple turns their attention to Newt, who is still searching for an identity of his own as he has not named his alter ego yet.

4.      The lady’s husband notices C.N. on the middle of Newt’s forehead and he directly asks them about those initials.

5.      C.N is actually Chris’s initials on the sleeve of his brother’s old T-shirt.

6.      Surprised by the question, Newton is tongue-tied at first while both Cecil and JJ are quick enough to suggest Captain Nuclear.

7.      Eventually, Newt manages to overcome his own fear and he reveals himself as Captain Nobody, C.N.

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Novel Captain Nobody : Synopsis Chapter 9 - Chapter 12

Novel Captain Nobody : Synopsis Chapter 9 - Chapter 12

CHAPTER 9 : I PRACTISE MY NEW NAME

1.       After they leave the first house, Cecil and JJ really like the idea of ‘Captain Nobody’

2.      On that night, people show great interest in the three of them.

3.      The attention that they get has been joyful especially for Newton.

4.      He feels more confident being Captain Nobody than being Newton Newman.

5.      Cecil and JJ are also aware of Newt’s change of attitude when they are counting on their trick-or-treat collection under the street lights.

6.      When Newt arrives at his house, his mother has already hit the sack.

7.      He is a little bit disappointed because he wants to show his Halloween costume to her.

8.      Just before he falls asleep, Newt reassures himself by saying that he is not supposed to be anybody, he is Captain Nobody.

CHAPTER 10: I MAKE A WILD WARDROBE CHOICE

1.       Newt is surprised to see the newspaper is filled with news of his brother.

2.      Newt, who has always been positive about his brother, cannot stop ruling out the worst outcome of his brother’s condition and he feels uneasy about it.

3.      Then, he quickly realises that he needs to get ready for school.

4.      He tries to look for his school outfit but his mother forgets to dry his clothes.

5.      So he goes to school wearing Captain Nobody’s costume.

6.      There are mixed reactions from his classmates; some make fun of him wearing the outfit but Cecil and JJ show support for his wild wardrobe choice.

7.      Actually Newt feels good in the outfit.

8.      Mrs. Young successfully manages the situation in the class from going haywire as all eyes are set on Captain Nobody and a few kids start mocking him.

9.      In the Principal’s office, a discussion is going on between Principal Toomey and Mrs. Young while Captain Nobody waits outside.

10.   On a serious note, Mrs. Young jumps into a conclusion that Newt is having a hard time coping with his brother’s latest condition and she reports that Newt insists of being called Captain Nobody.

11.    After that, a more heated discussion is going on after the school counsellor and nurse join in and later on, the principal tells Newt that Captain Nobody is welcomed in the school.

12.   During lunch break, Cecil and JJ insist of becoming Captain Nobody’s sidekicks.

13.   Cecil gives Newt a walkie-talkie for them to call him if they see danger.

CHAPTER 11: CAPTAIN NOBODY FACES A FEAR

1.       Newt runs home after he realises that his parents still do not know about Captain Nobody and he does not want to get weird reaction from them.

2.      As he is running, Cecil summons for Captain Nobody.

3.      Although feeling reluctant, Newt decides to respond to the call and meet Cecil at the corner of Wareen and Kander streets.

4.      Cecil leads their way, together with a wagon, passing by Dumpsters.

5.      There is a big bass drum which has been thrown away, sitting on the of the Dumpster that catches Cecil’s attention.

6.      Feeling determined to own the drum, Cecil is feeling hopeful that Captain Nobody will lend his hands to get it down from the top of the Dumpster.

7.      Newt is afraid of heights. So, he suggests Cecil to be the one who should climb the Dumpster.

8.      Newt changes his mind as he knows that it is Cecil’s dream to own the bass drum.

9.      Captain Nobody climbs on and carefully passes the drum to his sidekick, Cecil who is waiting with open arms on the ground.

10.   As Captain Nobody is about to settle down, he screams his lungs out when a hand suddenly comes out from the pile of cardboard boxes and grabs him by his ankle.

CHAPTER 12: CAPTAIN NOBODY FIRST COMES TO THE RESCUE

1.       Cecil shouts at the old man who is holding Captain Nobody’s ankle and the old man quickly releases his hand off.

2.   Captain Nobody recognises the familiar face of the old man, Mr. Clay, who used to be a locksmith, because his mother has used some of his services when she was in trouble.

3.      Cecil tries to warn Captain Nobody that the old man might be dangerous to them.

4.      Captain Nobody claims that the old man is not harmful to them, it is just that he is suffering from a disease, Alzheimer.

5.      Mr. Clay drops his empty plastic medicine bottle into Captain Nobody’s hand which immediately explains the old man’s situation.

6.      After introducing himself as Captain Nobody, he and Cecil walk Mr. Clay home.

7.      Captain Nobody knows where the old man lives as he always parks his cherry red van in front of his house.

8.      Mrs. Clay is relieved when she sees her husband standing at the front door of their house.

9.      Mr. Clay explains that he is rescued by Captain Nobody.

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Novel Captain Nobody : Synopsis Chapter 21 - Chapter 24

Novel Captain Nobody : Synopsis Chapter 21 - Chapter 24

CHAPTER 21: I FINISH FALLING

1.       Captain Nobody feels time is passing by rapidly and fortunately, a huge, inflated rubber mattress catches him from hitting the hard ground.

2.      Captain Nobody is about to celebrate his safe touch on the ground when he suddenly sees a massive figure falling to his landing spot.

3.      Captain Nobody passes out as the result of the impact of the huge Reggie Ratner. 

CHAPTER 22: I FINALLY GET TO THE HOSPITAL

1.       Newt does not realise that he is in the hospital until Mom explains that he suffers from a broken ankle and ribs.

2.      From his bed, he sees Cecil on the television responding to the media on behalf of Captain Nobody.

3.      Captain Nobody is the hero behind Mr. Clay’s losing his way home, the robbery at the Sullivan’s and the traffic which stopped on the Westside Highway.

4.      Mom and Dad begins to know what had really happened after Captain Nobody passes out and they cannot stop worrying about him since the live broadcast appears on the television.

5.      Suddenly, Reggie shows up and visits Newt with a lot of reporters waiting eagerly behind the sliding door of the recovery room.

6.      Watching at his parents feeling a bit bitter towards Reggie, Newt begins to reveal that it was actually Darryl Peeps who knocks Chris out during the Big Tackle.

7.      From the recovery room, Newt is transferred into the same room where his brother has been lying motionlessly.

8.      Although finally he has the chance to meet his brother in the hospital, he feels useless as he cannot help his brother to wake up. He wishes to tell his brother about Captain Nobody.

9.      While he is thinking to himself, Newt lets out a scream, ‘HIT THE SHOWERS!’ without realising it.

10.   Chris wakes up upon hearing this.

CHAPTER 23: I WAKE UP IN THE NEWS

1.       It seems the happiest celebration in the hospital the moment Chris wakes up from his coma.

2.      Newt, too, is getting the attention that he has never experienced before.

3.      Chris goes to attend a local television morning show.

4.      The hostess and Chris talk excitedly about what had happened and at the end of the show, Chris shocks everyone who is watching.

5.      Chris insists that the victory parade should be led by the real hero, Captain Nobody, instead of the winner of the Big Game.

CHAPTER 24: A LITTLE OLD LADY MAKES ME LAUGH

1.       The parade is one of the memorable moments for Appleton because for the first time, the Fillmore High School band is joined by Merrimac’s marching band.

2.      Ferocious sits on Newt’s lap while he leads the parade.

3.      Darryl Peeps is not blamed for the Big Tackle and even Reggie gets backs his peaceful life.

4.      Cecil even performs a drum solo at the City Hall.

5.      To reward their special contributions to the society, Newt, Cecil and JJ receive a token of appreciation from the Sullivan couple, the pilot and passengers of the small aeroplane and MR. Clay the locksmith respectively.

4.      When they reach home, the normal routines get back on track, with Mom asking Newt where she has misplaced most of her belongings and Dad gets himself busy with his phone and beeper.

5.      But, it is not the same story for Newton Newman since all the exposure that he has after becoming Captain Nobody.

6.      Newt is now as popular as his brother, Chris, and event at one point, Chris tells Newt about a weird incident during the parade.

7.      A little old lady from outside town claims that she did know that Newton Newman has an older brother and that has made Newt laugh heartily.

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Novel Captain Nobody : Synopsis Chapter 17 - Chapter 20

Novel Captain Nobody : Synopsis Chapter 17 - Chapter 20

CHAPTER 17: I CHEAT DEATH

1.       Darryl and Colby are on a special tour to show supports to Chris Newman after the Big Tackle incident by bringing along the team ambassador, Ferocious the Ferret.

2.      A lucky student will get the chance to bring Ferocious home for one day.

3.      Newt gets to babysit the animal and he is unhappy about it since he has a plan to visit his brother after school.

4.      As the three of them are walking home, Ricky Ratner and six of his friends are blocking their way.

5.      Ricky notices the ferret and he signals his friends to scramble the animal’s cage.

6.      Suddenly, the cage door opens and Ferocious jumps out and gets away.

7.      Captain Nobody, Cecil and JJ chase the animal off until they reach the highway.

8.      Captain Nobody needs to come at the rescue for once again and this time, he dodges the incoming traffic light just to get Ferocious back.

9.   Being overwhelmed by          the           dangerous          situation,           Captain            Nobody

waves frantically, hoping for the vehicles to stop.

10.   As soon as the traffic stops, just about in the nick of time, a small aeroplane carrying passengers makes an emergency landing on the highway!

11.    Everybody who is at the scene cannot believe their own eyes and when the word seems to stop for a moment, Ferocious sits on Captain Nobody’s ankle and he scoops the ferret up safely.

CHAPTER 18: I LEARN AN UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH

1.       At Newt’s house, the news about the aeroplane landing has become a sensation.

2.      Every person who is interviewed in the news gives their thoughts about the incident, also mentioning what Captain Nobody has done in stopping the busy traffic.

3.      Captain Nobody, on the other hand, feels that he should revert himself by becoming Newton Newman after what he has been through.

4.      Newt also informs that his days as Captain Nobody are already over.

CHAPTER 19: REGGIE RATNER DECIDES TO END IT ALL

1.       The next morning starts off with Newt having breakfast with Mom.

2.      Newt mentions that he knows about Chris only has 6 days to wake up and he suprises Mom by announcing that he is going to visit Chris later on that day.

3.      Although he pledges that he will not be wearing the costume again, he stuffs the outfit into his backpack and heads for school.

4.      He realises that he feels so lonely and ignored after returning to school as Newton Newman.

5.      When Newt is heading for his lunch break, he notices a lot of teachers rushing into the faculty lounge and gather around the television.

6.      There is news on the television reporting about Reggie Ratner wants to jump off the Appleton water tower after feeling depressed since the Big Tackle incident.

7.      Newt is in dilemma as he claims that he is the only one who knows the truth about the Big Tackle incident.

CHAPTER 20: I CLIMB UP TO THE SKY

1.       As JJ trying to lift Captain Nobody to get a good trip on the second rung of the ladder, a policeman approaches them.

2.      Although the water tower supportive structures, but the ladder is not as strong as it used to be.

3.      Cecil tries to distract a policeman who is at the scene.

4.      Captain Nobody manages to slither his way to reach Reggie Ratner as he knows Reggie needs his help.

5.      On top of the tower, they both talk to each other about the Big Game and the series of event that has been happening after the incident.

6.      Captain Nobody learns that Reggie climbs the tower to vandalise the water tank.

7.      The truth is actually Reggie’s left foot is stuck and he needs Captain Nobody to untie his shoelace of which Captain Nobody manages to help Reggie and it is broadcasted through the news channels in the country.

8.      Then, when they reach at a critical point, Reggie becomes unconvinced since Captain Nobody needs to climb the ladder down first.

9.      As Captain Nobody is counting every step down, he is surprised to see Reggie is also getting his hands on the ladder.

10.   Trying to find his balance with his feet dangling on air, Captain Nobody loses his grip and falls down.

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