User blog:TheJordanPowers/Editors Say Matthew's Story is Done

Surely everyone hates the little pest Matthew Mitchell, who has served as one of the main antagonists throughout the book. He's racist--as shown by the times he's called CJ Buffland the N-word, and he was abusive to Kayla while the two were together. This guy is a maxed-out shithead, but his story is over.

Yep, that's right, the .2 people out there that like Matthew, you're not gonna hear much from him in the remainder of the story. As for everyone else, rejoice! Apparently Matthew is going to be suspended for his second racial offense toward CJ, as revealed by Morgan sometime in the leftover six chapters, and though his name may get casually tossed around, he will not be back.

This is possibly a tad bit shocking--I mean, he was gone for roughly three chapters from a suspension that was also because of his racism, and he returned for two whole scenes in Chapter 14 until he once again got suspended. Editor Wolloch Hodge-Pierce said on his Twitter yesterday, "Matthew's not going to return; Morgan will eventually reveal he's suspended again." In a recent blog post Hodge-Pierce made on his website, he praised the author for this method of writing Matthew out.

"We all know Matthew's been a big antagonist--possibly the biggest, though I guess that title could easily go to Kris or Hunter as well. But the most that he's going to get henceforth is a mention from Morgan revealing his fate and possibly some other scattered references. I'm personally pleased with the way the author wrote him out. Getting suspended for another racist offense is the perfect way for him to say, 'Hey, this guy hasn't changed and maybe never will change.'"

What do you think of Matthew being chopped out of the story for good? Comment below.