Bullet in the Brain

6.) Anders is not a sympathetic character from the exposition to the climax. Does your sense of him shift over the rest of the story? Does he become more sympathetic to you? If yes, account for this. While reading Bullet in the Brain, I did not find Anders to be a sympathetic person. He said whatever he wanted, when he wanted, without any regard for others. As the story went on, however, I began to feel that Anders was in certain ways, sympathetic. The things that he should be sympathetic towards, such as his family, or the lives of others, doesn't come through as strongly as it should. But, one thing that Anders is completely sympathetic towards, is baseball. Anders used baseball as an escape when he was in trouble. He thought of the smells, the sound of insects buzzing, "himself leaning against the tree as the boys of the neighborhood gather for a pickup game". Baseball was the most important thing in Anders' life, and that is where his sympathy stemmed from and why he thought of it when he needed an escape.