Beginning Analysis
... Thursday evening with Booth practicing his 3-card monte in order to hustle money from onlookers on the street. Park then introduces Booth’s brother Lincoln who works at an arcade and dresses like Abraham Lincoln while customers pay to ‘shoot’ him. During their dialogue we find that Link brings in his paycheck to help support rent and utilities at the apartment in order to stay there and Booth works as a card hustler and a shoplifter. Park also informs us of a woman in Booth’s past and gives a bit of foreshadowing to the fact that she holds a large amount of sway over his emotions. We also find that they were practically abandoned as children which seems to cause a note-worthy amount of distress and unrest between the two of them. I believe that Park gives us the subtle introduction of Booth and Lincoln in order to make the reader want to continue reading. She introduces an overwhelming conflict within the first two scenes ...