A new side of Reg

The fourth part of Hey Nostradamus! is from the perspective of Reg in 2003. Reg explains his actions, why he was the way he was starting from the early points of his life, and his reasoning with God. In Cheryl and Jason’s perspectives, we see a very negative side of Reg. We see the religious, controlling, evil side of Reg. When we get introduced to Heather’s part, she, combined with the loss of Jason, bring out a new side of Reg. We begin to see a heart behind the rough exterior. “Heather, something happened today. Tell me what it was” (Coupland 179) shows Reg to be a little more understanding lately, as he was making Heather tea. Also, when Heather tells Reg about the characters between her and Jason, Reg doesn’t react in his normal religious-freak-out sort of way; instead, he is more understanding and actually finds the use of characters to be a good output. It’s sad that it took the death of his son Kent, the royal dumping by his wife, and the loss of Jason for Reg to finally get Reg to see some error in his ways, but I guess better late than never. In the final part of the book, Reg is writing his note to Jason with the intention of posting up photocopies of it in the forest that Jason’s shirt and debit card are found in (as told to Reg by the RCMP). Reg provides us with one last sliver of hope that by putting up the posters, Jason will stumble upon one of them (although it is very likely that Jason is already dead).

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