Bruiser Character Analysis

Some people have great powers and others feel the need to take advantage of them. The people who have these powers are unwillingly destroyed on the inside because of people using them for their powers. In Bruiser by Neal Shusterman, many people took Brewster for granted without even noticing it which was the wrong thing to do and hurt Brewster throughout the book. In Bruiser, the characters used Brewster for granted by using his skill sets to their advantage. With his skill of taking the pain of the people he cares about, many of the characters either willingly or unknowingly used him to get the benefit of the doubt. When Cody was in a tight spot, he relied instantly on brew to help him as he thought “The closer he gets, the less scared I am, because I know my brother’s going to save me” (Shusterman 254). From this, you can tell that Cody is relying on Brewster’s skill set to make him less scared and to save him. Brewster’s powers not only can have people rely on him to take away their feelings, but he can even take their pain, “He pressed the cigarette to his own skin…inside Brew screamed bloody murder” (146). When Uncle Hoyt was mad, he burned himself to get back at Brewster for something he did, which was an

As much as the physical pain must have hurt Brewster the mental and emotional pain took the biggest toll on his body and mind. The emotional pain for Brewster was different than physical pain because of how it affected Brewster… “The stuff on the inside is harder. It like has to find a way out first” (280). The emotional pain that Brewster involuntarily takes is a lot harder for him to get rid of and takes so much heartbreak on him that this is the worst thing that happens to him all through the book. This is the worst thing that any character can use Brewster for and this is the best example of the characters using Brew to their