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Alex is a tall Canadian with blond hair and blue eyes from the book Forbidden City who I will be analyzing. First, Alex is very curious about history and wars. Some proof of this is on page 4, where he says, “I had model airplanes hanging on threads from my bedroom ceiling. Three tanks guarded my dresser. An armoured personnel carrier defended my desk.” Secondly, Alex is perhaps a little too trusting. He trusted Lao Xu because he appeared to be a good and knowledgeable person, “Lao Xu was there too. He’s a great guy.”(pg 27) Later in the book, when Eddie talks about Lao Xu being a spy to hurt Alex, Alex exclaims,“ ‘Spy! What do you mean?’ ” (pg 39) Finally, Alex is loyal to his Dad. Alex wants to go with them when they go to film, but when

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