The narrative centers on a young boy named Jack and his mother, Ma, who live in a confined space and face numerous challenges. Jack's curiosity is piqued when he sees an airplane through the skylight, prompting him to question the world beyond their room.
Jack is very imaginative with all the stories Ma tells him and always has so many questions to expand his thoughts
Creativeness
They are creative by coming up with the escape plan and they are also creative with the drawings and crafts they do
Loving
There is also a number of insects/ animals that come up in the book and every time Jack tries to make them his friend while Ma tries to kill them. This shows that Jack has a love for animals as well.
Jack and Ma show each other lots of love as the book goes on and even in the circumstance they were in they still be able to express love during those tough times
Conflicts
"Outside"
Jack is not used to outside so when he finally gets outside his body reacts differently than others.
"Old Nick"
He is very violent with Ma and its hard for Jack to see Ma hurt
Old nick is the man who had them held hostage in "room"
The "Outside"
Ma
Ma sometimes pushes Jack too hard about the escape plan
Jack thinks Ma is lying about the real world but at the same time says "i don't want there to be bad stories and me not know them". So there is a small part of him that does believe Ma.
Brave
Jack is a very brave boy and having to go through with Ma's escape plan just proves how brave he his willing to take those risks
Mature
Jack also often washes the dishes for Ma which is a very grown up thing to do
"Everythings breakable" Jack is very mature because most boys his age dont know how to properly care for things
Strengths
Empathetic
Jack is not only very good at expressing feelings himself hes also very good at listening to Ma and when shes upset or mad and thats how they always work out arguments.
Able to express feelings
Whenever he has something on is mind he is very good at explaining to Ma how he feels
Main topic
Symbols
Youth
Youth is symbolized all over room with all the things Ma and Jack make together
Hope for Ma
Weaknesses
Young & Naive
The skylight is a symbol that gives Ma hope because its a daily reminder that there is somewhere better outside room
Since Jack is such a young age he can be fooled easily and often believes everything he hears
Things he sees
Airplane in Skylight
When Jack sees the airplane fly through he wonders what else is real out there. "Before i didn't even know to be mad we cant open door,my head was too small to have outside in it" there proves that the more knowledge he gets he thinks he knows everything.
Ma hurt by "Old Nick"
Jack is confused and doesn't know what to think of the situation because hes not yet been introduced to violence yet but he has a feeling that its not good.
