How Looks Can Be Deceiving In Andy Mulligan's Trash

‘Trash’, written by Andy Mulligan, demonstrates some examples of how looks can be deceiving. In the novel, Jun is seen by others as being unintelligent but he is actually smart. José Angelico stole six million dollars from senator Zapanta but he did it to help the people who deserve it. Finally Raphael is a very strong, clever boy even though he looks naïve, therefore looks can be deceiving in ‘Trash’.
Firstly, Jun Jun is a very poor looking boy in the dumpsite, conversely he has money and a big dream like everyone else. Father Julliard said “what [rat] did took [his] breath away “when he told a convincing lie. Other people call him “rat”, because he lives with a rat and somehow came to look appear like one. This show that it is easy for rat to manipulate other people however, he helped Gardo and Raphael excessively with their journey. Even though, Rat looks innocent and naïve, he is smart and brilliant. This shows that looks can be unreliable in trash.
He sacrificed himself for the people who lived in poverty. He said in the letter “know that [his] mission was simple, and what [he] did, [he] did for [Pia] and children like [her]”.Jose worked for Senator Zapata in the hope that he would leave him destroyed. Zapanta was a really greedy men who stopped a nation from it tracks. Worse than that, he reassured people that to steal is to make money. So the people, who were weak and poor, lost everything they had. People who knew José really well, know that he would never steal and this shows that appearances can be