Character Study: Barty McBrown

Born Bartamious Joseph McBrown on August 26th, 1985, to parents Brienna McConnell and Carlton McBrown, in Indianapolis, Indiana. This makes his astrological trifecta Virgo Sun, Capricorn Moon, and Capricorn Rising. In other words, almost no one as much attention to detail as Barty McBrown, and almost no one is as emotionally disorganized while appearing like the most together person in the world. He's highly methodical, and won't show his feelings or even friendliness to just anyone. If he calls you his friend, you know you're lucky, and you must be pretty special. Having Capricorn, the "Father of the Zodiac" in two strong places, he is also highly protective of those he cares about. This is especially obvious in Bart's relationship to his little sister, Cory.

Bart is represented by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, pictured here in the movie Nowhere Boy- what Bart may have looked like at age 16

Bart was ten-years-old when his and Cory's father left in 1995. Old enough to understand that it wasn't his fault, but too young to understand everything. In the wake of his departure, Bart took on almost a second parental role to Cory, but then their mother got remarried in 1999 (two years before the first book). Now Bart worries that he is being replaced as this figure in Cory's life, even though he shouldn't have been in it in the first place. In the first book, he is 16-years-old and in his 5th year of Secondary School.

His favorite color is reddish-brown, and his favorite foods include spaghetti and meatballs, snowcones, carrots, and strawberries.

His favorite musical artist is Bob Marley, although he's fairly partial to Britney Spears as well.

He speaks a little Irish Gaelic along with English, plays a little piano, and loves to organize things, paint, and go bird watching.

He's allergic to dust, white chocolate (???), and all kinds of nuts (not peanuts because they are legumes), and he is highly annoyed by uncleanliness, disorganization, and slime.

His most obvious weird habit is when he tries to organize things that don't belong to him, and his favorite scent is marigold..

He's afraid of centipedes, deep dark holes, getting mugged, and poisonous snakes above all else.