Darius is strong and healthy because he loves his bicycle a lot and he does not want to leave it ("I have to take my bicycle...it's the only thing I own that I care about." Darius moaned.) He loves his father very much and misses him a lot ("I shall fix the bicycle and find my father") He is adventurous because he likes to explore like going on a flying bicycle (" I will make a flying bicycle and look for my dad") Darius is polite by caring (Instead he was polite and asked, "May I help you?") He is brave because he did not give up on getting out of the house to find his caretaker even though his aunt was very mean. He is smart because he reads books and goes to the library and he knows how to fix bicycles ("How he loved the glorious smell of books!") and he was happy to see all the books open on the desk.