Analysis Of Jeffrey Lionel Magee's Two Mills

She finds out that the man presumed to have been burned alive was a black man, and he ended up getting out. No one that Macey asks remembers anything about the fire, so they say. They want to keep it secret because he was black and the fire was like arson. After digging into it more Macey is turned to believe that the person who started the fire lived on Shell Road. The only problem with this was that Macey’s grandparents and Austin’s grandparents are the only ones who live here. Now Macey is more determined to find out what happened. Everyone tries to get her to research something different for her history project but, because of the fire that burned her hair, she is stuck on it. Venita, who is also black, is shot during a gang fight. All this proves to Macey that no matter how hard her town tries to hide it they are very prejudice. Her family won’t let her go the funeral. Which upsets her greatly. Finally Macey gets Austin to help her find out how the fire started and who was all responsible. These two end up falling for eachother but don’t want to admit it.

They Pack up their things into backpacks and hop onto a freight train to chicago. When in chicago the boys meet a trucker named Sharon who drives them all the way to wyoming. Than they hid in the bottom luggage department of a bus on their way to the Tetons. When They reach the Tetons they make a little camp by a small secluded lake. An scary thing that happens is a Black Bear attacks their camp for the berries they picked. Then they get caught by a Forest Ranger and run into the woods. Where they meet Skeet. Skeet got his arm stuck under a boulder and the boys freed him. In return he showed them how to survive in the wilderness. He took them to the ranger station because he heard their mom was there looking for them. At the ranger station Bull is waiting for the boys so they don’t say anything and he doesn’t go to jail. The boys beat up Bull and escape to the cliff where their father lives. Bull and their father get in a fight and Abe (their father) wins. And it ends with them Going to sleep that night with their father that they

Cormac McCarthy’s brain child “The Road” is a postapocalyptic novel that illustrates the harsh reality of the world. This story serves as a truth that humans, when stripped of their humanity will take desperate measures in order to survive. The reader learns; however even when it seems all hope is lost good can still be found in the world. The son character of this story illuminates this philosophy. He is a foil of his father and shows how even a person never accustomed to the luxury of a normal life can still see goodness.

When asked by Sonny if they could take a detour before being dropped off by the cab driver, the narrator agreed and described the environment with a disgusting taste, "So we drove along, between the green of the park and the stony, lifeless elegance of hotels and apartment buildings, toward the vivid, killing streets of our childhood." (page 52) This would show the narrator's thoughts on Harlem being a negative environment and thinking nothing good can come from running these streets. He also called it a "trap" (page 2 p6), to further show the dead end reality they lived in. Having escaped the "trap", graduating college, becoming an algebra teacher, and having a family, the narrator has a concerning responsible-like personality. Even though they moved, he still thinks his location would have negative effects on Sonny again. "The moment Sonny and I started into the house I had the feeling that I was simply bringing him back into the danger he had almost died trying to escape." (page 53 p1) This would further show his concerning responsible-like personality. Having been given the responsibility to watch over his younger brother Sonny from the talk with his mother (who passed away), he feels as though the burden of Sonny succeeding and even living rest on his hands. Throughout the story, he

Next, Grandpap started to get sick and vomit blood. Mike saw this and very scared that he was dying. Then, there was a big explosion at the Banana Warehouse. This causes everyone to be very suspicious of how it happened and wanted to blame the hobo’s that hung out at St Pat’s. Next, two hobo’s were found dead by the Banana Warehouse. This made Mike and Joseph really curious of how these two guys died. Mike and Joseph caught a rat and used it to try to find out how the hobos died at the banana warehouse. They made the rat drink river water, moonshine and eat catfish. They figured out that the catfish must have poisoned the hobos, and also made Grandpap and Andy sick. Mike traded macaroni and cheese for a piece of catfish from Andy. Mike and his pop are excited to help the police solve how the hobos died and to help Grandpap feel better.

Maniac Magee written by Jerry Spinelli, is a book about Jeffrey “Maniac” Magee’s life in Two Mills, Pennsylvania. When Jeffrey was young, his parents died in a trolley crash and Jeffery was shipped off to his Aunt Dot and Uncle Dan who absolutely hated each other. They stayed married because of their beliefs in the Catholic Religion, which advises its followers not to divorce. He lived with these relatives for eight years until he runs away to Two Mills, a divided city two hundred miles from Bridgeport, where he previously lived. Two Mills is racially segregated, and has an East Side and a West Side, with the blacks living on the east, and the whites on the west. Throughout this book, Jeffrey learns the reality of discriminatory life in Two Mills, Pennsylvania, by facing conflict versus other people, versus society, and versus himself.

The movie continues and it is Jim’s first day in his new high school and he feels anxious. Buzz is the tormentor at the

They both go through college and get successful careers. Soon the rest of their family follows. Rex and Rose Mary walls still continue to live a “free” life, they move into an abandoned apartment with the rest of the squatters. Maureen has a difficult time settling in and moves in with their mom and dad. Maureen gets into a fight with her mother and tries to stab her, then gets admitted into a mental hospital leading to her moving to California.

After someone writes "Fish belly" on the Beales family's garage door in the book, Maniac realized that he was endangering the Beales family. After much consideration, he then left the Beales family. In the book he had thought the neighbors might leave the Beales family that ways. That must of took a lot of bravery. Maniac's biggest dream was about to . Then he sacrificed it for someone else's safety. That must of took much guts and bravery for Maniac to do.become to

Maniac Magee is the main character in the book “Maniac Magee” he shows a very comparable trait of athletic. This is a very compatible trait for Maniac as he is the fastest kid on the block. So to support this trait that Jerry Spinelli gifted Maniac is when Maniac just met Grayson. As they are getting to know each other Grayson decides to tell Maniac that he should be at school. Maniac rebels saying that if Grayson were to force him he would run. This shows athleticism because he was known for running, he was the fastest person around. Although he was known for running it was common for him to run away from all his troubles and worries. For example, school is one of his troubles and worries after he ran away from home. He implied to Grayson and said something along the lines of school is like a big home you stay there then you all flock out like hundreds of little birds then you go to your second home. This he doesn't like of school that's why he runs emotionally, mentally, and physically.

Jerry Spinelli uses descriptive details to show that Maniac Magee is physically fit. The book shows that Maniac is fit by saying, "He did it backwards!” “He beat'im goin' backwards!" Mars Bar tried to beat Maniac in a race but Maniac beat him going backwards. This shows that Maniac is fast.

Maniac Magee shows grit, perseverance, and never gives up. The novel by Jerry Spinelli, Maniac Magee, is a coming-of-age story about a young boy looking for his spot in the world during the turbulent times of segregation in America. This tall tale shows a boy looking for a home and finding unlikely friendships. Within the book we see many examples of how Maniac rises to the challenge: untying a crazy knot, helping a friend learn to read, and beating his adversary in a race.

Over the time he was there, he ended up living at the deershed at the zoo, the Beal’s house, the Buffalo Shed, the bandshell, and many other places. While he was living at the Beal’s he was really happy that he had an address. At first, he didn’t realize how much racism there was in Two Mills. People didn’t like how he was a white kid living in a black neighborhood, so they wrote “FISHBELLY GO HOME” on the Beal’s house. Maniac decided to leaving because he didn’t want to cause more trouble for a family that has been nothing but kind to him.

“I stopped fighting my inner demons; we’re on the same side now.” The insane characters represent the conscious mind, the unconscious mind, and the soul. Madeline Usher represents the soul in the story. The narrator who is insane represents the conscious mind in the story. Roderick Usher who is depressed represents the unconscious mind in the story.

Maniac chooses Mars and dares him to go. First, Maniac took Mars to the Pickwells to show him what West End was about. Then, Maniac takes him to the McNabs. This is a conflict in the story. Maniac and Mars feel awkward, but to distract everyone he gives Piper a compass for his present and plays games. The distraction didn’t last long because everyone wants to play Rebels, but then they have a big argument about who plays the “whites” and who plays the “blacks”. There is an even bigger argument after one of the Cobras jump down from the ceiling and almost land on Mars. After the argument, Mars leaves and Maniac is alone once again.