Curtis Character Analysis in The Circuit

Curtis is one of Francisco’s classmates in the first grade. He is the biggest kid in class and is the most popular. One day, Mr. Sims sees Francisco shivering on the playground and gives him a jacket from the lost-and-found box. This turns out to be a jacket that Curtis lost at the beginning of the year, and when he sees Francisco wearing it, he begins to fight him for it. Francisco is forced to give the jacket to him. Despite this misunderstanding between then, Francisco gives Curtis a drawing he made when Curtis says he likes it. Francisco’s gesture of friendship is a testament of his kind and generous nature since he is willing to give away what little he has.

Curtis Character Timeline in The Circuit

The timeline below shows where the character Curtis appears in The Circuit. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

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Francisco slowly learns some of his classmates’ names. Curtis is one of the most popular kids, and he’s also pretty big. Since Francisco is... (full context)

...happy when he shows it to them that evening. However, the next day at school, Curtis spots him wearing the coat and starts fighting him. He yells something at Francisco, but... (full context)

Miss Scalapino tells Francisco and Curtis that as a punishment for fighting, they will have to sit on a bench during... (full context)

After school, Curtis points to Francisco’s drawing and says something that Francisco doesn’t understand. Arthur translates that Curtis... (full context)