How I Met Myself

Chapters:
Chapter 12 - Looking for the Truth
Chapter 13 - Problems at Home

Chapter 12

Characters Characteristics

John Taylor - Persistent

“I needed to know why this was happening to me”
He continuously walks the town around to find answers to his
questions.

-English
“I am English”
He mentions his nationality to Mr. Szabo.

-Patient
“I had to repeat each question about three times before she
understood what I said”
“Again I waited”
He remains patient and understanding with Mrs. Fiischer, despite
her hearing problems.

-Polite
“I’m sorry”
“Again I waited”
He was polite to Mrs. Fischer, and he behaved rather respectfully.

-Curious
“I asked lots of questions”
“‘But where was the cellar shop’ I asked quickly”
With his persistence, his curiosity reflects.

-Caring
“I knew she wanted me…”
“I smiled, thinking of my Kati.”
“...and sad”
“I asked quietly”
He shows sympathy and understanding when talking with Mrs
Fischer.
Andrea Taylor -Family person
“She wanted me to spend more time with her and Kati…”
She wants to spend more time with her husband and daughter
altogether.

Housekeeper -Helpful
“When she told me…”
“When she came to the door”
She seems to be willingly helping John.

Mrs Kovacs -House

“Mrs. Kovacs on the second floor”

-Age
“...probably in her seventies…”
“..old lady.”

Mr. Szabo -Unhygienic

“...wearing a dirty vest”
He is shown to not care about himself .

-Aggressive
“...looking angry”
“Starting to shut the door”
“He seemed to become a little softer”
He displays aggression and anger, and he seems to be softer after
John opens up about himself.

-House
“Was a Szabo family on the third floor”

Mrs Fischer -House

“Mrs Fischer on the fourth floor”

-Polite
“Offered me a cup of coffee.”
“Would you like some more coffee, or a glass of juice, perhaps?”
She cares about her guests and treats them nicely.

-Overthinking
“Thinking about those bad days again”
She was letting those bad memories space her out.

Empathetic
“Her eyes wet with tears”
She cried for Janos’s sake and struggles.

-Married
“With my new husband, Pal”
She is married to Mr Pal.

Mr Pal -Married
“With my new husband, Pal”
 Janos Szabo -Married
“His wife and baby”

-Sickly
“His health was not very good”
He was not in good health, despite having to take care of his family.

-Responsible
“Looked after his family”
He cares for his wife and daughter willingly.

Depressed
“He stopped wanting to live”
“He wanted to die”
“Had nothing to live for”
He became depressed after they died and he partially blamed
himself for their deaths.

Summary:

John was searching for his doppelganger, and he searches the flat. He receives help from
the housekeeper, who willingly helps him by answering his curious questions. He met Mrs.
Kovac but wasn’t able to get any information when he found out about a family named
Szabo. He went there and much to his dismay, the resident didn’t have any connection to
the person, who he was looking for. He again asked for help from the housekeeper, and he
finally visits Mrs Fischer, who told him about a man called Janos Szabo. Jonas became
depressed after his wife and daughter died in a bomb attack in Gergely Utca.
Chapter 13

Characters Characteristics

John Taylor -Stressed

“I was worried”
“From work, and because of the baby”

-Defensive
“‘But Andrea’ I shouted”
He defended himself in the argument, to prove her wrong.

-Meticulous
“I thought about it carefully, again and again.”
He carefully thought about every single detail.

Andrea Taylor -Hot-headed

“She had been so angry”
“Looked at me coldly”
She got angry with John and still seems to have held a grudge.

Stressed
“Very tired and worried”
“Saying she was tired”
She is stressed from all of the work she has to complete.

-Busy
“After a day looking after Kati”
“Saying she was tired”
She isn’t that free to spend time with her husband.

Stubborn
“Never wanted to listen to me”
“Didn’t believe me”
She doesn’t want to listen to him despite him making efforts to talk
to her.

Summary:

After his search at the flat, John reaches home to his family. He tried talking to his wife, but
she was holding a grudge against him. She listened to him but doesn’t believe him or try to
understand him. She assumed that he was sick. Furthermore, the doppelganger incident
built a wall between them, making them distance themselves from one another. In addition,
they barely spend time with each other or their daughter.