Essay On Eddie And White By Paul Volponi

My favorite characters were Eddie and Marcus. Eddie and Marcus may have foolishly robbed people and pointed a gun at their victims, but they almost always stuck together. Neither boy would “rat” out their friends, instead they kept quiet and attempted to protect each other as long as possible. The characters I liked the least were Eddies and Marcus’ mothers. Both mothers did not trust that they boys would not betray each other. Instead they told their sons that they no longer had the once strong friendship. Eddie's youngest sister, Rose, reminds me a lot about myself. When her brother and Marcus are accused of robbing and shooting the bus driver, she could not accept the fact that the two boys would do anything so cruel or vile. Rose puts a lot of faith into the people she loves and has a hard time handling betrayal. …show more content…
Both Eddie and Marcus played what would seem like the last time they would ever see each other and touch the same basketball. In this last “game” they put aside their differences, their mistakes and played ball.
I think the author is someone who want's the world to see that despite the color of skin or how you grow up, friends will always, and should stay loyal to each other. Paul Volponi’s book Black and White also shows how even though the two boys of the opposite color are friends and most people accept them, when trouble walks around people begin to insult one another by color. I feel as if this is the way the author is trying to express by how both parents of Marcus and Eddies’ families when they see each other or hear their names.
The best characteristics Marcus and Eddie is the amount of loyalty and friendship they have and show. When Marcus was arrested, he was questioned who was his partner in crime was, he said nothing. Even though the situation was terrible, it is an important quality that I wish to have, since it will allow my friends and family to know I am there for