Lauren often talks with Leonard and attempts to convince him to become a Christian.īaback is from Iran and first met Leonard during freshman orientation. Leonard says that Lauren looks like Lauren Bacall, a famous actress known for her roles in films with Humphrey Bogart. She spends a lot of time in the train station handing out religious tracts to passersby. Herr Silverman is one of the few people that Leonard is close to. He tries to get his students to think about important issues during the Holocaust, often to the dismay of his students, who want to believe that they are on a moral high ground. Everyday he greets his students at the door before they come into class. Herr Silverman is Leonard's Holocaust class teacher. He and Leonard typically use famous quotes from Bogart films in conversation. Walt is a father figure to Leonard and spends a lot of time watching old films with him. Walt is an elderly man who first introduced Leonard to Humphrey Bogart's films. She is not very attentive to Leonard's needs and often leaves him at home alone, as his father left them. She is a fashion designer who spends most of her time in New York City with her boyfriend, Jean-Luc. On his birthday, Leonard has decided to kill his former friend, Asher Beal, and then take his own life. He has very few friends and spends most of his free time watching old Humphrey Bogart films with Walt. Leonard is eccentric and has trouble connecting with his peers. Leonard is the main character of this novel and the novel is told in his perspective on his eighteenth birthday. Leonard Peacock is an eighteen year old senior in high school.
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