The Misfits

Addie convinces Bobby to be class treasurer and tells Bobby to ask Colin, another student, to be secretary during their last period art class. When Bobby comments that Colin won’t want to be secretary because he’s a boy, Addie accuses Bobby of being sexist. Bobby notes that Colin is one of the nice popular kids, who “acts the same with everybody, so that you end up feeling like an actual person around him” (78). In art class, Bobby sees Joe, who is working hard on an art piece, and Kelsey Scoggins, a new girl who is extremely shy. The art teacher thinks Kelsey is very smart and talented and often shares her work in the front of the class. Bobby doesn’t realize he is staring at Kelsey. When he sees Kelsey smile back at him, Bobby realizes Kelsey is pretty. Nevertheless, he tells himself that there is no way a girl like Kelsey would have a crush on him because, as he puts it, “A boy like me is fat. There, I said it” (80). After class, Bobby approaches Colin and asks if he will be their party’s secretary. Colin says he can’t because he is already running as vice president on the Democratic ticket.