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John Doe's Maniac Magee Journal 1. In Chapter 1 of Maniac Magee our main character, Jeffery is introduced. We find out that he is an orphan who lost his parents when he was 3 to a train accident and has since been living with his Aunt and Uncle who hate one another and wont speak to each other. This description of Maniac Magee and his break down during the school play instantly draws in the reader and forces us to wonder what this child may do next. His life already at such a young age has been difficult and the book's title has labeled him a "maniac" which means, according to the Merriam Webster online dictionary, madman or lunatic, so the reader can expect behavior that is out of the ordinary.