Summary Of The Book 'The Running Man'

The Running Man By: David. A 10B
Tom Leyton is a quiet, reclusive, alone and out of sight old man, living away from the world. He does not like being in the presence of others. He does not open up to anyone and doesn't accept or talks to anybody. But he soon finds his way to break out of his cocoon, because of a young boy named Joseph Davidson. He changes from being quiet and isolated to being happy, going back to reading his books and also starts to believe in miracles.
Tom Leyton, a Vietnam Veteran, was being the subject of gossip by others. People spread rumours about him. Some would say that he was monster like. No one didn't even really know him. He was very isolated and wasn't social at all and would shut people out. He doesn't believe in miracles, he stopped reading his books and is just living a lonely, dark life all by himself.
Tom has been living for thirty years, hiding and scared of his Vietnam incident. He's scared of facing his fears. It made him live a dead, hidden life for all these years and

A story Tom tells Joseph is about silkworms. Silkworms in Tom's childhood meant a significant meaning to him from when he was young until he is old. He once wanted to have a silkworm and prayed to God for one, only a single silkworm. But none was showing and he was very upset. "The shadow of a frown formed on Tom Leyton’s face and a hard edge of bitterness crusted over his words. ‘Just one silkworm ... such a simple thing. I was always thought that your prayers would be answered. You only had to ask. I believed it. So I would pray and close my eyes and reach out in the darkness for a leaf, any leaf ... hoping for miracle ... a tiny, silly miracle. Over and over again ...’ ‘But every time the leaf was bare. In the end I could hardly see the leaves through my tears, and when the light faded I cursed God with all the passion of