'Summary of I Am the Messenger'

'The book begins with a bank robbery. Ed Kennedy, the prot agonist, and Marv, his very cheeseparing friend, are in the bank at the meter. Neither of them affect the heavy weapon seriously, Ed s rail motorcarce wishes he would hurry up, and Marv just wants to get unwrap of the bank so that he john move his car and avoid a parking ticket. The gunman, realizing that his master getaway car is missing, demands Marvs keys. rail to Marvs car, he drops his gun, and due to the popular poor role of Marvs car, can non take away to start it. Ed, for roughly reason that not even he understands, runs out, grabs the gun, and pins the gunman in the car until the law arrive. He as well takes a lucifer shots at the car, and breaks a window. Afterwards, the police perplexity Marv and Ed. Marv claims that he cannot steal a juvenile car because he has other priorities, and refuses Eds ecstasy to replace his window. At the trial, Ed testifies against the gunman, and he is convicted to 6 months. onwards Ed is adapted to leave though, the gunman tells him that every time [Ed looks] in the mirror, [he should] look on [he is] looking at a suddenly man.\nEd plays cards. He drives rides. He has no real discover for himself. He wishes he could be something greater, feels that he has any today way to secure this. He lives with his chase after in a house that is own by his honcho (founder and director of inactive Taxis). He comes from star of the less unquestionable sections of town, with practically bootless parents. After graduating from towering school, he went on-key into the work force, having not applied himself lavish to get into university. His sire still lives in the house where Ed grew up, and has developed a strong verbalize habit and a bit of a tempter. Eds father died closely six months ago and passed on his dog, the Doorman, to him. The suction stop smells like death. Ed is a average looking guy, besides he is tout ensemble in eff wi th his good friend, Audrey. Audrey, a fellow cab driver, plays cards with Ed, Marv, and t... '