Symbols In Chris Crutcher's Whale Talk

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We all have our convictions formed by different things, and mine are informed by my faith, they're informed by the Word of God, and I found that to be an anchor for me, a compass and a guide for me. When people start bullying one another and calling each other names for those different convictions, then I think you get into problems. Kirk Cameron. In the book Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher, in the book there is a boy named Rich he is a very bad man he uses very strong language and is mean. In the book Whale Talk by Chris Crutcher, the main purpose of Whale Talk is bullying because tone, Irony, and modern connection, prove it’s an ongoing problem. During Whale Talk, there was so much symbol in the book. Symbol is when an object, or person representation

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