![]() His Aqua Boy act becomes the star attraction and his fame increases, as does his need to dictate the actions and desires of his parents and siblings. Oly worships Arty and serves as his caretaker, even though she hates many of his actions. ![]() ![]() Over time, Arty increasingly dominates and manipulates his family members and the carnival as a whole. In her narrative of the past, the family travels the countryside with their carnival, the Binewski Fabulon, with a cast of characters such as Horst the Cat Man, who handles lions and tigers the redheads, young women who work the midway booths and Zephir McGurk, the carnival’s electrician. A journalist named Norval Sanderson also begins traveling with the carnival and his journal entries provide an outsider’s point of view of the narrative. The story sections alternate between Oly’s memories of her family life and her description of the present day, when she is 38 years old and living in Portland. ![]() The family believes that “norms,” or normal people, are inferior to those who are unique and they are therefore scornful of the “norms” who patronize the carnival. The youngest sibling is Fortunato, nicknamed Chick, who seems ”normal” at birth, but soon demonstrates telekinetic powers. ![]() Electra and Iphigenia, ”Elly and Iphy,” are Siamese twins they have individual upper bodies, are joined at the waist, and share one set of hips and legs. The eldest living child, Arturo, nicknamed Arty, is known professionally as Aqua Boy and was born with flippers instead of arms and legs. ![]()
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