Journal #2

I know that this is completely cliché, but my favorite character in the book, An Abundance of Katherines, is the main character, Colin Singleton.

Colin is a child prodigy and he has been broken up with by 19 (technically 17) girls all named Katherine. Did I mention that he is only 17 years old? This guy should be a "player", a stupid jock, maybe even a psychopath, but he is none of the above. He is the smartest person ever! (At least I think so...) Colin remembers everything he reads or hears about and he finds everything interesting. But, being a child prodigy is not "good enough" for Colin, he wants to be a genius. More specifically he wants to have a "Eureka moment".

The whole novel is based around Colin and his friend on a road trip. They stop in a small town called Gutshot and meet some new people. The most random group of individuals you have ever seen has helped Colin finish his theorem. This mathematical formula can predict who is going to break up with who in a relationship based on certain factors. His history with Katherines has given him a basis to test his theorem.

SPOILER ALERT!!

He gets the theorem to work!!

At one point Colin asks his friend, "What is the point of being alive if you don't even try to do something remarkable?" This theorem is Colin's remarkable thing. 

This is why he is my favorite character, his drive and determination. The fact that he wont let anyone deter him from his goal. And the fact that he can take the most simple situations in the world and make them so complicated enough that they are simple again. ( Did that makes any sense...?) Basically he can make you feel good when you are sad, just by being himself. These are the best qualities anyone could ask for, and Colin has them all.