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Tam Lin is the bodyguard of both El Patrón and Matt. He has blue eyes and curly brown hair, is very muscular, and is covered in scars. Matt observes that Tam Lin shows a hint of friendliness under his otherwise tough intimidating demeanor.
Tam Lin. Tam Lin and Daft Donald attempted to assassinate the British prime minister but failed. Instead they accidently killed a bus filled with 20 kids. El Patron some amount of time later hired them both to bodyguard him and of course chipping them.
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Character Analysis. Tam Lin, Matt's mentor and guardian, is not someone you want as an enemy. He's huge and menacing and smart in an "I can think of all sorts of creative ways to make you disappear, permanently" sort of way. But Tam Lin is also loyal and kind and really funny.
Before working for El Patrón, Tam Lin was a Scottish nationalist, described by others as a terrorist for attempting to blow up a government official. Instead, he accidentally killed 20 children. Deciding to make amends for the wrongs he committed at the end, Tam Lin allows El Patrón to poison and kill him along with the rest of the Alacrán ...
Matt asks Hugh and Ralf if Tam Lin ever killed anyone. Ralf says Tam Lin is a terrorist. Hugh explains that Tam Lin was a Scottish nationalist who placed a bomb outside the prime minister’s house, but the blast accidently killed 20 children when a school bus arrived at the wrong moment.
Jan 1, 2002 · The House of the Scorpion. Nancy Farmer. 4.08. 92,461 ratings7,285 reviews. With undertones of vampires, Frankenstein, dragons' hoards, and killing fields, Matt's story turns out to be an inspiring tale of friendship, survival, hope, and transcendence. A must-read for teenage fantasy fans.
Tam Lin Timeline in The House of the Scorpion. Tam Lin Timeline and Summary. More. (In chronological order, here's the LD on Tam Lin's life.) Tam Lin is a Scottish nationalist, meaning that he wants Scotland to be a free country and not part of the United Kingdom with England.
