P1. Character Biography's

JAY

When Jay first starts at Merriweather Academy, his goal is to learn as much as possible about his power, and how he can control it. He wants to befriend pupils similar to himself, and finally feel normal in his new environment.

Later on in the story, Jay's goals and motifs begin to change. Firstly when the students start to disappear, his goal is to find out what is happening to them without being caught, and avoid all obstacles. When he discovers what has happened to them, his goal is to recruit a team, rescue them and escape from the island.

The reason Jay wants to come to Merriweather academy, is because it’s what his step mother wants for him. He also knows he'll have a better chance of fitting in here, as although Jay was never picked on in his old college, he knew people with powers who were, and decided not to tell anyone about his gift. His motivation to find out what happens to the students who go missing finally kicks in when his roommate Mike and his friend Sarah disappear. This motif is then enhanced when he finds out what exactly is happening to them, and gets the motivation to form a rescue team.

Although Jay is courageous, he is also fairly shy and reserved, making it hard for him to communicate with people and make new friends. This is an obstacle for him, as Sarah and Mike are his only friends, and once they go missing, he needs to not only make new friends to form his team, but convince them of the dangers that are taking place.

As well as Jay being shy and reserved, he is an extremely curious character, and when one question arises in his mind, he can't get it out. Most of the time Jay jumps to conclusions, but unfortunately not this time.

Jay is 16 years old and raised in Cambridge England. His mother died in labour and his father died 2 years ago, leaving him in the care of his step mother. Jay tries to respect his step mother’s wishes, although he doesn't think she cares about him much and thinks of him as a burden. All the deaths in Jay’s life have contributed to him being cautious of coming to close to people, and made him more reserved. Jay is fairly tall and skinny with brown hair and eyes.

RECEPTIONIST  

We don't find out much about the receptionist, but she is fully aware of the experimentation that is going on under the college grounds. This is why her tone of dialogue is sometimes described as 'insincere', as to the students of the college; she attempts to put on a happy and welcoming tone, although she couldn't care less about their well-being. Although she is aware of the disturbing actions taking place, she doesn't take any part in it, and her goal is to simply watch over the children and appear as a typical college receptionist.

The reason she is pursuing these goals, is too earn some extra money, witness the science and experimentation taking place and impress her father, who works in the labs and takes part in the experimentation.

Her weakness is her need to impress her father, as he is the main thing keeping her there, and no good comes from her job as a receptionist.

The receptionist is 27, and she only has one living parent, as her mother died when she was a child. She was born to a wealthy family, and raised in Oxford, England. She's never had many friends, as back in her college days; her number one goal was to study hard (to impress her father) and therefore was bullied for it. The receptionist is tall skinny, with brown tightly combed back hair placed in a bun and bright blue eyes. The majority of the time she wears a black blazer and long black skirt  

MIKE

Mike's goal when he first joins Merriweather Academy is to expand his popularity. When he first encounters Jay, he is aware that he is his roommate, and can automatically tell Jay isn't the most approachable characters. Mikes goal is to befriend his new roommate and also similar to Jay, grow in his gift and learn to control it. As the story continues, mike is taken for experimentation. Whiles he is in the lab, his goal is to escape, although he is very much helpless in this situation.

His motivation to befriend Jay is from the fact they're going to be sharing the same room for 2 years, and wants to get along with his roommate. When Mike is first taken, he has a strong motivation to escape, but the longer he is trapped there the less hope he has.

Mike's flaw can sometimes be his sarcasm and his habit of teasing people, as although this attracts a lot of friends to him, it also encourages certain people who take offence easily to dislike him. Another flaw Mike has is that he never thinks before he acts.

Mike is 16 years old. He is spoilt by his two parents, although their love isn't enough, as Mike strives to make as many friends as possible; this is because he got bullied as a young child. He is an extremely confident character, and will talk to anyone without hesitating. Mike's way to make friends is to tease them, and often speaks in a sarcastic tone. He gets this personality from his father. Mike is also from Cambridge, England, although he and Jay have never met each other before coming to Merriweather. Mike has dark blond hair and blue eyes, he is a similar weight to Jay although is slightly taller.