Essay On Boy And The Bayonet

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Argumentative essay - Boy and The Bayonet By- Nia Gause In the story “Boy and the Bayonet” is about an African-American boy (Bud) in a military school doing his cadet march, a competition between other companies. He gets support from his mother and little sister, who cheer him on from the audience. Later in the story, Bud drops his bayonet. He gets very embarrassed and he thinks because of his mess up he caused his company to lose. Bud knows that his teammates are mad at him for dropping his Boyet and possibly messing up their chances at winning. His mother and little sister are worried about Bud and if he's okay. Bud doesn’t want to return to school and doesn’t want to face his team. His mother encouraged him with how his father used to act. Bud doesn’t want to let his mother, little sister, or father down. When Bud goes back to school, the Principal congratulates him and gives him a new uniform. All the support and encouragement from the people around kept him uplifted and not giving up on himself for a mistake. …show more content…

The way he was treated by his teammates after he messed up wasn't the kindest. Some realized that it really could have happened to any of them. He didn’t want to show his face because he knew they wouldn’t be happy with him. His mother tells him how his father never gave up and kept his head high. Either way, if Bud messed up or not, they wouldn’t have won anyway. Bud’s mother and little sister reminded him and reassured him that they were proud of him. If he won or not, they would support him either way and were happy that he was okay in the end. Bud also got support from the officer who was one of the judges, his principal, and the people in the audience during the assembly. The officer and principal complemented his work and how he still kept going after almost dying during the cadet march. He was given a new

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