Character Sketch

Billy Reston:

Reston is one of Will's best friend's who was crippled in an accident in India. He is called in to help with the exploration of the house and actually attempts to bring a level headedness to the picture but no matter how he tries the house just proves him wrong. This man has amzing strength and will. He shows on multiple occasions how strong he is physically and mentally throughout the reading.

The first passage I will take is on 55. His territory is in the master bedroom and he shows his dedication and strength in order to do this because this is not a handicap accessible house in more than one way... He needs to climb these stairs on his own and he also never complains or interferes with the exploration. He even gets cracked on by Tom for being handicapped and he thinks about then he laughs it off and continues up the stairs on his own.

The next passage is on 158-> there are many pages because this is where the pages have about five words a pop.
Will is about to go off and find Halloway's group by himself and even though this isn't going to be easy for Reston he decides to go along with Navidson and continues to joke about his situation. He is says he'll sue the designer of the house for not having ramps...Ha! He is showing is mental toughness by not accepting the out he was given and continuing on and once gain showing the physical strength by once again going down a staircase with his arms. This man is one tough BAMF!

The next passage will be from 208-> same as above
He shows incredible mental strength in this passage and physical prowess. He actually sets up a make shift stretcher for Jed who has been shot and as Wax is being taken out of the room by Will he engages him in a firefight in order to hold him back after Halloway goes completely off the deep end and starts killing his crew and shooting at them. Personally my favorite part of the book. He once again shows his mental strength by joking about the situation. And I love this quote because I see him saying it in a joking manner. After being asked when he started carrying a gun he responds, "Are you kidding me? This place is scary." I almost lost it on the train when I read that.

Reston just shows true mental and physical strength throughout his part in this book and i believe these passages all show this without a shadow of a doubt.