Captain Nobody – Important Events

Captain Nobody – Important events Captain Nobody foils a robbery. 

JJ gives Newt an emergency call on the walkie-talkie. She is upset about the spelling mistakes on the signs outside Sullivan’s Jewelry Store. She insists that Captain Nobody (Newt) talk to Mr & Mrs Sullivan about this.

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Captain Nobody enters the store when a robber is actually pointing a hidden gun at the Sullivans. This creates a distraction which gives Mrs Sullivan the chance to press the alarm and alert the police.

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The robber flees. The news is widely reported on television. Everyone wants to know more about Captain Nobody, but Newt is not hungry for publicity.

Captain Nobody prevents an air crash 

Newt and his friends are taking the mascot – Ferocious the Ferret – to Newt’s home. On the way, they are confronted by Ricky Ratner and his seventh-grade gang. In the struggle between the two groups, the door of the cage springs open and the ferret springs out.

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Newt and his friend chase after it to get it back. The ferret runs across the freeway and back several times with Newt chasing it. All traffic comes to a standstill.

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By coincidence, a small airplane with passengers has engine failure and needs a clear track for an emergency landing. The pilot sees the cleared freeway and manages to make a safe landing. All lives are saved. Again the news is widely reported and the public interest in the mysterious Captain Nobody grows to an intense level.

Captain Nobody ‘rescues’ Reggie Ratner 

There is a city-wide public alarm that Reggie Ratner has climbed the Appleton Water Tower to jump to his death. Captain Nobody climbs to the top of the tower to tell Reggie that he knows the truth – that it is not Reggie who has collided with Chris.

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Newt learns that Reggie’s purpose in climbing the tower is not to commit suicide. He helps to free Reggie’s foot which is stuck in a hole on the rooftop.

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Both make the descent in full view of the crowd below. Newt lands first, followed by 280-pound Reggie who lands on him, causing him to break his leg and two rib bones. Newt is place in the hospital with Chris, his brother who is still in a coma.

Captain Nobody - Themes Love and friendship

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Newt loved his family members although sometimes he did not get the attention he deserved

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Newt, together with Mom and Dad, would attend and give support in every game that Chris was playing

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Mom and Dad were willing waiting for Chris to wake up from his coma

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Chris loved his brother as they would share jokes when they met each other

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Cecil and JJ stood behind Newt no matter what happened. They helped each other, even in the event of creating Captain Nobody's costume

Determination in one's life

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Chris and his teammates showed high level of determination to win the Big Game although their opponents were leading at crucial part of the game

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Newt was determined to stop the traffic on the highways despite the dangerous situation he was facing so that he could get Ferocious the Ferret back into its cage

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Cecil was determined to get the big bass drum that was thrown away even he had to seek the help of Captain Nobody

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JJ showed her determination to correct other people's mistakes by stepping into Sullivan's store and talked to the owners

Helping those in need

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Newt would remind Mom about important events and help his mother to find her misplaced belongings

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Captain Nobody helped Mr.clay to find his way back home after getting lost at the Dumpster

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Captain Nobody talked to the Sullivan couple after JJ asked faor his favour and it turn out he saved the sore owners' lives from an armed robbery

Dealing with identity crisis

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Although the creation of Captain Nobody was unintentional, Newt gained much confidence and courage when he was in the costume

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Mrs.Young , the class teacher, showed great concern for Newt and brought up the matter to the principal, who was later joined by the school counsellor and nurse

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Newt reasoned out with his concerned Dad,who came home and talked to him, after the school had informed Dad about Captain Nobody

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When Newt was finally recognized and got the attention he deserved from the local community including his family, he reverted to becoming Newton Newman once again

Optimism

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Although he was just 10-year-old kid, Newt was full of optimism

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After knowing that Chris only had 6 days to wake up, he was still confident that one day his brother would recover from coma

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Cecil felt that they going to have a joyful Halloween celebration after coming out with the idea of creating their own costumes