Cash by Johnny Cash (creative name, right?)

This first section of Cash by Johnny Cash mainly establishes his personality. Johnny cash is feisty. One can see this when he is talking to a reporter about a robbery on is home. He says "No, we're not [leaving], this is our home."(56) People were trying to get him to leave Jamaica by robbing his house, but he didn't back down. Cash is also a convincing person. When he is trying to buy a house from John, he is able to make John sell the house. He says "Well, say you sold it. If you did, what would you have to have for it?"(45) In the end, he is able to get John to sell the house. This first section of the book develops Cash's character into a deep individual that you can empathize with.
The first section of the book, although it does talk about Cash's personality, mainly describes his background. I think he is trying to get the reader to empathize with him. In the beginning of the book he is talking about his family and poverty. For example, he says that his "daddy had a lot, but he didn't have money."(5) I think he is really trying get you on his side by saying he grew up poor. I think he does this again, near the same place. He says about money "he had to take whatever work could be had."(5) Once again, i think he was trying to win empathy from the reader. By describing his background, Cash relates himself to us, allowing us to step into his shoes.