The eldest son who carries intense self-loathing for "losing" his brother; his character arc follows a descent into delinquency as he seeks the attention his grieving parents can no longer provide.
A flawed protagonist who descends into a decade-long "black depression," struggling with guilt and the inability to "move on". The Deep End of the Ocean
The kidnapped child who returns as a teenager with no memory of his biological family, forcing the Cappadoras to confront the reality that "finding" him does not equate to "recovering" him. Thematic Analysis The Deep End of the Ocean | Jacquelyn Mitchard The eldest son who carries intense self-loathing for