I feel a connection between the main character and me in the way of that I cannot bring myself to stab any other human being. That connects me with the main character because at a point in the book, the main character starts to carry a knife after he got jumped. He carried the knife knowing that he would not use it because he is not a big fighter. He gets terrified whenever he is around rival gang members. I also assume that he will not use because of this connection we have.