Throughout the whole book, five year old Jack becomes more courageous, understanding, and intelligent. Once he and Ma get rescued from room, the two of them are taken to Cumberland Clinic. From their on he begins to grow and expand his knowledge of the world. When Jack first enters the clinic he was so shy. He rarely spoke or made eye contact with anyone except his mom. Also his vocabulary was really small. Over the story Jack was able to learn how to talk with other people. He became less shy and was able to carry on longer conversations with people. His vocabulary expanded a lot and he learned way more about the world then he already knew. By the end of the boy Jack was a healthy young boy, and you could even tell he had been trapped in a room his whole life. Textual evidence in my book shows how shy Jack was while trying to escape. "I go, 'Help,' but it doesn't come out very loud" (Donoghue 141).I recommend this book to anyone who likes realistic fiction or suspense.

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