Chip Cusumano Character Analysis in Darius the Great Is Not Okay

Chip is one of Trent’s cronies and a Soulless Minion of Orthodoxy, though he’s not as cruel as Trent and might actually be a nice person. He regularly accompanies Trent when Trent bullies Darius, though he apologizes to Darius later and even expresses regret that he was involved at all.

Chip Cusumano Character Timeline in Darius the Great Is Not Okay

The timeline below shows where the character Chip Cusumano appears in Darius the Great Is Not Okay. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

...Darius hears Trent Bolger laughing outside. Trent and one of his “Soulless Minions of Orthodoxy,” Chip Cusumano, enter the shop. Trent greets Darius by calling him “D’s Nuts.” Mom and Dad... (full context)

...He’s a poor athlete and isn’t attractive at all, and yet he’s wildly popular. Cyprian “Chip” Cusumano is better-looking and cooler, and he’s nicer—so he’s less popular. Trent shares a last... (full context)

Darius is halfway down the stairs to the gym when he hears Chip Cusumano calling his name behind him. When Darius doesn’t wait for Chip, Chip tugs at... (full context)

Darius joins the class for warm-ups and is on his third lap when Chip catches up. Chip calls Darius “D”; he can’t add the -Bag at school were there’s... (full context)

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...the time Darius gets halfway through the story of how it happened. Dad insists that Chip is just picking on Darius because Darius doesn’t stand up for himself, even when Darius... (full context)

...noncommittal answers about his, leaving out that Trent called him a terrorist. He mentions that Chip broke his backpack. Dad huffs and starts to say that it wouldn’t have happened if... (full context)

...from Trent; Trent and his cronies are nothing after the Iranian Soulless Minions of Orthodoxy. Chip gives Darius a fist bump—maybe he has a soul after all. After class, Coach Fortes... (full context)

After school, Darius tenses up when he sees Chip waiting by the bike rack. Darius’s bike seems fine, though. Chip asks what happened to... (full context)

Chip is going the same direction as Darius, so after they say goodbye, Chip awkwardly follows... (full context)