Asher B.’s Reviews > The Jacket > Status Update

Gary is a very grateful boy. After he asked his mom for a cool new jacket and got an ugly guacamole-colored one, he was still thankful for it. In the story, Gary, "threw the jacket onto his brother's bed and looked at it for a long time before slipping it on and going to the backyard, smiling a thank you to his mom" (4). This shows thateven though Gary doesn't like his jacket, he is still grateful he even has one.