Hyperbole

" 'I'm a tremendous bankrupt," Mike said. "I owe money to everybody. Don't you owe any money?'

'Tons.'

'I owe everybody money,' Mike said.' " Page 196

Sometimes I'm not sure whether to take what Mike says seriously. He exaggerates often, especially, it seems, when he has been drinking. But he is also very blunt and honest. He is the only one to say how annoying Robert is. Everyone else was thinking it anyway. He was a little harsh but he spoke honestly. However, I he was definitely exaggerating here.

He states twice that he owes everybody money. Now, he is obviously using hyperbole when he says everybody. I also think that he is exaggerating the intensity of his financial problems. If his bankruptcy was as awful as he says, then I don't think he would be in Spain. He would not be vacationing and spending so much money on drinks and nice hotels.