Who else is the main character in the book "the saturday boy" except derek?

derek is the "saturday boy" if you were asking or going to answer.

With the extra income, the bookers moved to a housing project. "loveman's village was brick," wash said, "and it was warm and well lit. there was a bathtub. it had hot and cold running water. there was a gas heater with a thermostat that came on whenever it got cold." how does this excerpt readers make a personal connection to the story?

Hillenbrand writes, "as louie blazed through college, far away, history was turning" (p. 43). why does the author interrupt louie's narrative with information about japan and germany?

How does the imagery used to describe the picture contrast with the imagery used to describe the news?