Character Analysis: Gym Candy

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Character Essay - Gym Candy ¨I lay on my bed, confused and angry. That stuff my dad had said about an ankle injury - it was a lie¨. - pg. 28, Gym candy By. Carl Deuker. Mick has been playing football since he was four. That's why, in Carl Deuker´s, ¨Gym Candy¨, the protagonist, Mick, wants to win in Football. For example, he is always practicing, he pushes everyone out of the way to get to the top, and He takes things too GREAT lengths to win. Mick wants to win in football. And he shows it too. Especially with practicing! One reason Mick wants to win in life is that he is always practicing to get on top and win. For example, on pg. 7, it says ¨In the off-season, my dad would sign me up for every football camp he could find.¨, …show more content…

For example, on pg. 59, it says, ¨All through the second week I outplayed Drager: I outhustled him, I outhit him. All through the second week, Drager smirked at me. It drove me crazy, that smirk. He couldn´t be right, he just couldn´t.¨ This shows him not letting himself believe that Drager was better than him. Also, on pg. 62, it says, ¨I couldn´t hide the smile taking over my face ¨Downs made me captain¨¨. This shows his utter pride as he is now on top. Yet again, on pg. 85, it says ¨¨Do you think so?¨ I said, looking first at DeShwan and then at Drew. ¨You think they were on steroids?¨¨ This shows him accusing the other team (That won) of cheating by using steroids. Mick shows again and again that he is practicing and repelling others, but he does things that may be unacceptable by his …show more content…

For example, on pg. 115, it says, ¨I had to drink a protein shake and take two pills at school during lunch¨. This shows him trying to get fit, even though he already is. Also, on pg. 159, it says ¨When he came back, he sat down next to me, opened a plastic vail, and shook out four white tablets that were about the three times as thick as aspirin…¨This shows him taking pills to get stronger. Yet again, on pg. 169, the author said, ¨......A couple of minutes later, he came back with a small brown bag. Inside was a vial of pills, ¨I told you I'd never leave you hanging, didn´t I? You stop taking the D-bol and you take tease instead. They'll clean you out.¨¨. This shows that Mick would (and does) take even MORE pills to get and stay strong! Someone else might have some other claims about

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