Arno Nobles Character Analysis

1324 Words6 Pages
The Bastard CHARACTER BIOS: Arno Nobles (38) – Arno Nobles is a bad ex-husband, a bum father, a recovering drunk, a small time crook, and above all a complete asshole. Which isn't entirely his fault, he grew up in a tough neighborhood in Chicago, fatherless and without any real role models. Trying to get his act together he moved to upstate New York, got married, and had a child to which he now pays child support and alimony picking pockets and pawning off stolen goods to other small time hoods. Arno, realizing he's living day by day in a dead end nowhere cycle, tries to get rekindle a connection with his son, in the hopes his son will one day be able to provide for him when he's grown up and graduated from college. Begging his ex-wife to…show more content…
Tommy: No. Arno: Pay one of these, and guess what? You'll be on the record! They got you by the balls! They're gonna know here on out you're a pushover! You really think once they realize you'll fork over your livelyhood anytime some jagoff cop hands you a sheet of toilet paper that they're just gonna some how stop automatically? Tommy: I don't know. Arno: No, Tommy. The answer is no. See this car ain't even mine! I mean Stupid fucks- oh sorry, stupid pigs think they're gonna make me pay for a parking ticket to a car ain't even in my name? I don't think so. Tommy: Okay. Arno: Like some bully tries to shake you down for milk money, what are you gonna do? Tommy: I don't know. Arno: I don't know? What does that mean “I don't know”? You kick em' in the balls! What have I been standing here talking about this whole time, eh? You got it? Tommy: I think I do. Arno: Alright, let me hear you say “I got it”. Tommy: I got it. Arno: Good. Let's go. I need to take a squirt. Arno and Tommy walk inside the Denny's, a greeter meets them, her name's Mabel. Mabel: Hello! Just two today? Arno: Where's the commode in this fly pit? Me and the boy have to drain the ole rooster. Mabel: Oh, restrooms. In the back, that way. (meaning to the

    More about Arno Nobles Character Analysis

      Open Document