Analysis Of Larry The Bully

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During a scene, Kenny is reaching out to his brother is when mysteriously, Larry the bully “has stolen Kenny’s gloves and Byron attacks the boy. “Right away you begin to feel sorry for Larry Dunn because he’s this poor kid who’s got no more than a windbreaker in the winter, and his tennis shoes have cardboard in them” (Curtis and Morgan 203). Once Byron attains the gloves he urges on for Kenny to hit Larry, yet Kenny is not up to violence. Kenny regrets telling his brother to help him because he takes it a step further fighting the less fortunate kid, Larry Dunn. Fighting at school is not something to be proud of, yet Byron did not have any remorse. “African-American boys are more likely to be punished for misbehavior at school (Gregory, …show more content…

Aware that he couldn’t inform his parents towards Byron’s actions; consequently, Kenny makes an effort to find some approach to bond with Byron, yet he talks to him harshly. “I thought I told your jive little ass to shut the hell up and enjoy the damn cookies” (Curtis 82). Right after this act, a sympathetic notion is revealed by the sight of death. Initially, Byron was agitating a morning dove, throwing cookie crumbs on it. Byron saunters over and picks up the bird, “and with his hand other one gently brushed pink frosting off the dove’s chest” (Curtis 83). Kenny presented excitement "You got a bird!" (Curtis 83). Being optimistic was far from Byron’s thoughts instead, “He dropped the bird, walked over to the green-apple tree and started throwing up” and crying (Curtis 83). The description of Byron crying over the death of the bird displays compassion. This is the first moment the reader becomes aware that he cares for something beyond himself. Immediately after this scene, Byron is right back to …show more content…

Through African-American Review, it will encourage building more African-American leaders, professionals and business people. In the content of the story, death is used as a tool of transformation in the character of Byron. The reader becomes acquainted with Byron as a bully towards students at school and his siblings, a juvenile delinquent –by deeds of a trouble maker, not receptive of authority, not respectful, not a disciplined student; however, a turning point occurs within one week of almost losing his siblings to death. By the conclusion of the story, Byron is not as society classifies him as the typical stereotype of a young African-American male. Fatality trembles him upon witnessing his brother about to die. Byron shows signs sympathetic and emotional characteristics. Kenny discovers that Byron really does love him. While the family were visiting their Grandmother Kenny’s character is out of place. He emulates his brother’s disobedience by going where his Grandmother specifically told him not to go. Kenny ventured off the path and gets caught in a Wool Pool. Byron grabbed Kenny out of the Wool Pooh and shouted, “Awww, man, awww, man, awww, man…over and over. Byron was shaking like he was getting electrocuted and crying like a baby” kissing Kenny all over the top of his head (Curtis 179). His rough exterior attitude that he exhibited upon the conception of the story

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