Character Analysis: Noodles And Needle

1. Noodles and Needles moved into Ali apartment. Noddles usually sat on the stoop then Ali started coming down there to hang out with him , as they started to become better friends he met Needles. It turns out Needles has a syndrome where he has random outburst. When he had a really bad out burst Ali's mom brought him some knitting yarn and that moved the syndrome to his hands. The yarn that he got was pink so Needles stole some black yarn that was when Ali's mom told Ali that he would eventually get tired of Noodles. The next thing they knew they were being invited to collage party when they went to the party noodles got into some trouble and needles tried to defend him but he couldn't see Ali had to save him. Ali was really mad at Noodles

for not helping his brother so was his brother but after Ali's dad got the guys that got beat up to leave the them alone they eventually became friends again.

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On page 90 Ali is talking to Noodles about how they would get clothes. Then they started arguing about why noodles was mean to his brother. But as they were arguing Ali's dad walked in. Then he decided to ask his dad for the clothes. But his dad said as long has he checks in with him then it's ok, because his dad knew he was up to something. Since he made this decision he was going to the party. This changed him by bringing him and noodles apart because at the party noodles let his brother get beat up so Ali was mad at him.

3. A text to self connection I made is how me and Ali both go to church. This is a connection because he was talk to noodles as he was leaving the church about the party. To be more specific Momo's party's. This is when they got invited to the party. A text to world connection I made is the majority of people in the ghetto are black in the book and real life. This is a connection because almost everyone described in the book was black.

4. I think the theme of this story is be there for you friends and family. I said this because when they went to the party needles was getting beat up and noodles didn't save him. His brother and friend Ali were mad at him. He had to try really hard to get them to like him again. I can relate to this because if I didn't ever stand up for my friend and was always mean I wouldn't have any

friends.

5. My favorite parts of the were when he was at the party, because it was action packed. He only got hit one time but he knocked out almost all of them. But it was also sad because needles got beat bad. My other favorite part was when Ali's dad came back because everyone was so happy in that scene. If one thing could be changed it should be how much info was given about needles and noodles mother. They really didn't tell that much about her.