![]() Almost immediately, they are copulating in her bed and are madly in love with one another. ![]() Miraculously to his astonishment, she has detected him and deems him as a prospective suitor. She is the eye candy of the school, while Ben is just the little man nobody notices. Unfortunately Ben fails when he reveals his secret, and his relationships are turned upside down.īen's "single prey in the crosshairs of his cupid's bow" for his entire high school career is Dallas Suzuki (2). Subsequently, that is exactly what the character tries to do. The rest of Ben's limited life is lived by his philosophy, "Gimme the bad news, and I"ll take care of you" (4). When Ben receives the news of his imminent death, he decides he will keep it a secret and live his life to the fullest, while helping as many people as he can with the short amount of time he has left. Ben's huge secret drastically hurt his relationships because he lost his girlfriend, killed Rudy, and put miserable thoughts in Cody's head. Prior to the beginning of his twelfth-grade year, Ben Wolf discovers, through the results of a simple mandatory physical exam, that he has a terminal illness and will be lucky to make it to graduation. Chris Crutcher's novel "Deadline" is a story of a young man forced to discover who he is, and what's important in life during the short span of his senior year in high school. ![]()
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