Do And Dare, By Ebenezer Jr.

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The characters in the story “Do and Dare” all have very altered points of view on life. The environment that you grow up in affects the way you see life. Not saying that all rich kids treat people poorly because of their wealth, and all underprivileged kids treat people with total respect. Everyone we came across in the story was all raised in different ways, and have different mindsets on how they should treat their peers. The three main characters in the story all have very different ways of living their life. Herbert, George, and Ebenezer Jr. were all raised and treat people very differently. These characters lives are changed throughout the story, karma playing its part for certain individuals. In the meantime, Ebenezer Jr was …show more content…

(Chapter VI, Para.1) The story never mentions his home life growing up, but it is very obvious that he is well-off. He and Ebenezer Jr having wealth in common, act practically opposite. However Eben is all greed, but George wants to use his money to change people’s lives in a positive manner. (Chapter XXXII, Para. 3) George would do anything to help out a person in need of a little extra cash, even if that person doesn’t deserve the help in any way. People like George are the individuals that go far in life; he’s the type of person that doesn’t like to see others struggle. When he saw Herbert in need of money, forging to feed his family, he knew it was the right choice to take Herbert under his wing. (Chapter VI, Para.1) Not only is George a genuine person, he teaches Herbert very valuable lessons throughout their journey as partners. George would rather trust a person’s conscience to eat them up, rather confront them in front of a crowd. For instance, Herbert was nearly robbed at Bunker Hill in Boston and as a consequence, they saw the man later that day, George was a little disappointed that Herbert confronted him in front of the cops. (Chapter XVI, Para …show more content…

When Herbert’s father lost his leg in the war and Mrs. Carr could no longer work at the post office it was his time to step up and forage for his family. (Chapter I, Para. 2) Growing up in a poor environment affected Herbert in a positive manner and helped him out in the long run. Herbert learned the value of money and didn’t waste what little he had like Ebenezer Jr has been doing his whole life. What profit he made went straight to his mom. Herbert is a respectable young man, that’s why when he was accused of stealing nobody really believed that Herbert would do such a thing. (Chapter XI, Para 3) He grew up being taught to do the right thing, and the whole town knew the type of person that he was. Herbert wouldn’t do something that stupid when he knew that his mother depended on

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