 He is more soft-spoken and composed than his friends, and appears to have a leadership role among his peers.Michael is very protective of his younger half-brother Bug, to whom he is effectively a parent, and Dukie, who is often ridiculed by his peers for his poverty and poor hygiene.Michael and Bug's mother Raylene is a drug addict, and Michael avoids any adult interest in his home life because of his precarious family situation.