Susie Byrd Character Analysis in Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

One of Ari’s classmates. She hangs out often with Gina Navarro. Both Gina and Susie are annoying to Ari, as they want to know about his accident and hang out with him often, but it takes him almost a year to understand that the girls do this because they care about him and not just to be obnoxious. Susie is more introspective than Gina is, and she cries often, which annoys Ari. Ari recognizes that he feels comfortable around them in a way that he doesn’t with other boys.

Susie Byrd Character Timeline in Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

The timeline below shows where the character Susie Byrd appears in Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

Silence and Trauma vs. Communication Theme Icon

...isn’t popular. He hangs out with a few guys and two girls, Gina Navarro and Susie Byrd, who torment him. He thinks that things aren’t so bad—nobody hates him, but nobody... (full context)

...the least popular guy in school. Ari insists that Charlie Escobedo is less popular as Susie Byrd sits down and asks Ari what happened. She demands an explanation and Ari tells... (full context)

Intellectualism and Emotion vs. Physical Strength Theme Icon

...interesting thing that happened to them over the summer. Ari hates this, especially since Gina, Susie, and Charlie are all in his class. He checks out after a few classmates share,... (full context)

Identity, Ethnicity, and Masculinity Theme Icon

Susie and Gina help Ari track down Ileana’s locker, but they also warn him to leave... (full context)

...and for college, lifting weights, running with Legs, reading Dante’s letters, arguing with Gina and Susie, thinking about Ileana, looking through microfilm, writing, having bad dreams, and working at the Charcoaler.... (full context)

Gina and Susie start stopping by the Charcoaler around closing time on Fridays. They order food and then... (full context)

...busy, so the staff sings along with their favorite songs of the year. Gina and Susie come through right before closing. When Ari takes their order out, they invite him to... (full context)

...She invites him to a party. They laugh, and then Ari asks if she and Susie would drive him out to the desert so he can get drunk instead. Gina agrees.... (full context)

Susie asks Ari if he’s drunk yet and why he wants to get drunk. Ari says... (full context)

...where Dante works before heading to the Charcoaler. Dante smiles and says that Gina and Susie came in a while ago, and they asked if Dante knew Ari. He told them... (full context)

Dante and Ari argue about whether or not Ari should be upset that Gina and Susie found out about Dante and the accident. Ari gets up to go and thinks about... (full context)