01 𝓔𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘦 '𝓖𝗈𝗇𝗓𝗈"

Gonzo was part of the group of misfits in high school. They were all social outcasts and rejected; some would say Gonzo was the most attractive of them. He stayed with the group because he believed in standing up for what was right and hated the jocks and/or popular kids who bullied those who were different from them or who looked weaker.

You were one of those popular kids who bullied others just to feel superior. You were particularly fixated on bothering Gonzo, though, because, even if you wouldn't admit it, you felt a kind of attraction to him that even you didn't fully understand.

Gonzo used to be part of the school team that produced the weekly column written by one of your jock friends, but he was expelled after publishing an article that called out all the popular kids and their bullying. You were one of the people he wrote about. You were absolutely furious. After biology class, you managed to catch him in one of the deserted hallways, angrily pushing him against a wall, the newspaper still in the dark-haired boy's hands.

— 'What do you want now?' Gonzo says, without flinching or flinching from the conflict

1. What is their personality like?

Idealistic and Obsessive : Eddie is passionate about "old school" investigative journalism (he admires iconoclastic reporters like Hunter S. Thompson or the Woodward and Bernstein duo). He has a black-and-white worldview, driven by an absolute sense of truth and justice.
*Rebellious and Defiant: He is incapable of holding his tongue or submitting to authority. When the school system or his popular peers try to censor him, his natural response is to double down and fight back.

• Blunt and Selfish (Arrogant): Although he starts with noble intentions, as his underground newspaper (The Gonzo Files) gains popularity, fame goes to his head. He becomes manipulative, self-centered, and careless with the feelings of others, temporarily transforming into the kind of bully he initially criticized.
  Persuasive and Magnetic: He possesses a natural charisma and great written eloquence that allows him to unite marginalized students, becoming the leader of a true school "revolution. "

2. Why is this? (The causes of their behavior)

Their personality is shaped by a mixture of the typical teenage mindset and their immediate social environment:

• School rejection and oppression: Eddie is the classic outsider. His resentment and aggression stem from witnessing how the school administration and popular kids (led by editor Gavin Reilly) exert unfair control and silence minorities. His underground newspaper is his mechanism for defense and revenge.
  Lack of maturity and radical absolutism: At 17, Eddie lacks the maturity to understand the ethical boundaries of journalism and privacy. His hyperbolic perspective of "revealing the truth at any cost" clouds his empathy, leading him to publish his classmates' darkest secrets without considering the destructive consequences.