Paperboy Review
The book Paperboy, by Vince Vawter, tells the story of a boy, nicknamed “little man”, who takes his friend’s paper route while he is with his grandparents on their farm. “little man” does not normally talk to many people due to his speech impediment. This makes it difficult for him to get his thoughts out as well as have a normal conversation. As he is filling in for his friend he meets many people, some of which are interested in what he has to say which is surprising because he has never had anyone interested in what he had to say because of his stutter and he was just a kid.
While “little man” was on the route he meets many people. As he was riding his bike he was riding his bike he was practicing his “B” words and a lady …show more content…
She could not bring him any other day or ride in the front of the bus because of her skin color. “Little man” did not understand why, but he did not ask. After they looked at the animals he wanted to make a picture at the photo booth with mam, but again because of her skin color they could not use any props like hats, glasses, or jewelry. When they started to come back he told Mam how Ara did not give him his knife back. Instead of going home they took the bus to another part of town where Mam lives. They saw Ara’s cart next to a building so Mam told him to stay hidden while she went in and got the knife. After ten minutes he began to get worried so he went in to find Mam. He saw her being pinned against the wall fighting Ara. He hears Ara yell “I killed your brother and now I am going to kill you!” “little man” comes up and grabs a bottle and throws it at Ara’s head knocking him down. Mam grabbed “little man”’s knife from Ara’s hand and cuts his arm. Ara fell to the ground and passed …show more content…
“Little man” would be doing something not interesting and the author made it interesting. Also it was relatable, we all have something we are not good at maybe not as severe as “little man”’s talking, but we still have something and he struggled just like we all struggle. Ara, going around after dark and stealing things, added conflict. The racism made the book more real aswell, Mam having to sit at the back of the bus, only able to go to the zoo on thursdays, and not being able to use the props at the photobooth. Also, you find yourself feeling bad for “little man” and angry with other characters. I would recommend this book to anyone of any
The book Paperboy, by Vince Vawter, tells the story of a boy, nicknamed “little man”, who takes his friend’s paper route while he is with his grandparents on their farm. “little man” does not normally talk to many people due to his speech impediment. This makes it difficult for him to get his thoughts out as well as have a normal conversation. As he is filling in for his friend he meets many people, some of which are interested in what he has to say which is surprising because he has never had anyone interested in what he had to say because of his stutter and he was just a kid.
While “little man” was on the route he meets many people. As he was riding his bike he was riding his bike he was practicing his “B” words and a lady …show more content…
She could not bring him any other day or ride in the front of the bus because of her skin color. “Little man” did not understand why, but he did not ask. After they looked at the animals he wanted to make a picture at the photo booth with mam, but again because of her skin color they could not use any props like hats, glasses, or jewelry. When they started to come back he told Mam how Ara did not give him his knife back. Instead of going home they took the bus to another part of town where Mam lives. They saw Ara’s cart next to a building so Mam told him to stay hidden while she went in and got the knife. After ten minutes he began to get worried so he went in to find Mam. He saw her being pinned against the wall fighting Ara. He hears Ara yell “I killed your brother and now I am going to kill you!” “little man” comes up and grabs a bottle and throws it at Ara’s head knocking him down. Mam grabbed “little man”’s knife from Ara’s hand and cuts his arm. Ara fell to the ground and passed …show more content…
“Little man” would be doing something not interesting and the author made it interesting. Also it was relatable, we all have something we are not good at maybe not as severe as “little man”’s talking, but we still have something and he struggled just like we all struggle. Ara, going around after dark and stealing things, added conflict. The racism made the book more real aswell, Mam having to sit at the back of the bus, only able to go to the zoo on thursdays, and not being able to use the props at the photobooth. Also, you find yourself feeling bad for “little man” and angry with other characters. I would recommend this book to anyone of any