Dave Eggers is the main character and narrator of his memoir. He tells the story of his parents’ deaths and what happens to the siblings afterwards. Dave has an older brother Bill, whom Dave says is a Republican who works in a think tank. Dave’s older sister Beth is in law school throughout much of the memoir. She is supportive of Dave’s efforts in raising their youngest brother, eight-year-old Christopher, nicknamed Toph. Beth comes in and out of the picture, but mostly in a supportive role.
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