The blanket is decorated with designs that remind her of him. He tries to comfort himself by forcing himself to feel grateful for what he has, but he finds his greatest happiness at night in dreams.Ĭraig and Raina become very close during their stay together, and Raina gives Craig a blanket she made for him. He never brings himself to actually go through with it, however. Feeling alone and unhappy, Craig becomes infatuated with the idea of running away he thinks about it all the time. On top of this, his parents are unsympathetic, and his father is abusive and terrorizes the boys to keep them in line. Home life isn’t always a respite: A male babysitter sexually abuses both brothers, and Craig later feels intense guilt for not being able to protect his little brother. He is ceaselessly tormented by bullies at school, beaten up on a regular basis, and derided publicly. The early novel also details Craig’s unhappy relationship with his peers. As it begins, Craig and Phil are crowded uncomfortably into a single bed they’re unhappy about it aside from the times that they use their imagination to construct fantastical scenarios in their bed together. The first part of the novel concentrates on the relationship between Craig and his younger brother, Phil. Blankets takes place in Wisconsin, USA and in Michigan, USA.
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