The Seventh Most Important Thing Analysis

The Seventh Most Important Thing

Diego Villada-Youel

In The seventh most important thing by Shelley Pearsall, Arthur T.Owens throws a brick at a local man that collects rubbish. Arthur and his sister always call him junk man, although they would later find out that his name is actually James hampton. After getting out of juvie, arthur has a long nerve wracking time in court to decide his punishment for throwing a brick at junk man. Instead of being sentenced to more time in juvie, junk man offers an alternative, he is sentenced to one hundred twenty hours of community service… working for him. He would pay off those hours every Saturday. “ One kid. One crime. One chance to make things right.” Arthur was given an address that he had to show up to, too work on his probation, but he had much difficulty finding it. After hours of searching Arthur goes to the nearest address to the one he was given and that address was a tattoo shop. Arthur entered he was greeted by a tall skinny man in slippers and a Hawaiian shirt that presented himself as “Groovy

JAMES LIST OF THE SEVEN MOST IMPORTANT THINGS, 1. LIGHT BULBS 2.FOIL 3.MIRRORS 4.PIECES OF WOOD 5. GLASS BOTTLES 6.COFFEE CANS 7. CARDBOARD.” Arthur, confused by the list set out to gather the items. Arthur had trouble finding the seventh most important things, so he finds alternatives, he found a shiny toaster instead of foil and a mirror, soda cans instead of glass bottles and coffee cans, tree branches instead of pieces of wood, and a lamp without a bulb instead of light bulbs. Much to Arthurs surprise, James Hampton was not pleased to find the alternatives he was brought, so he fretted to Arthurs probation officer, Officer Billie. When Arthur had a meeting with Officer Billie, she was extravagantly angry that he hadn't done exactly what the Junk Man had wanted him to and she gave him a stern talking and told him not to mess up,” none of my kids have ever messed