Grayson's Kind-heartedness in Maniac Magee

In the book Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli Grayson was kind-hearted to other characters. The Author developed Grayson's character trait when Maniac asked for a favor. Grayson was a little worried about what he was going to say at first, but it turned out all he wanted was some butterscotch krimpets. Grayson fed him a lot before, so he was a little surprised. Grayson still took Maniac to the store. Maniac, or Jeffory should I say, got a whole box of krimpets! Both of the boys were so happy after that. This demonstrates that Grayson is kind-hearted because Grayson is feeding him because he is making sure that Maniac is doing ok because he is homeless. Later on in the story Grayson’s kind-hearted character trait was developed when Maniac asked

for him to tell about the minors. Grayson did not really like to talk about the minors, but he still did everyday. He would buy Maniac an egg muffin and they would sit and talk. This shows that Grayson is kind-hearted because he is trying to make Maniac happy even though he is kind of uncomfortable with it. Another way that Grayson is kind-hearted is when Grayson took Maniac to the Two Mills football game on Thanksgiving thursday. After the great game Grayson took Maniac back to his house, and they had an amazing dinner with chicken, spaghetti o’s, pumpkin pie, mashed potatoes, gravy, the list goes on. Grayson gave Maniac the best Thanksgiving he have ever had. This demostrates that Grayson is kind-hearted because he is going to make him happy, and make sure he is safe, healthy, happy. The last thing before Grayson died that showed he was kind-hearted was on Christmas morning. Maniac gave Grayson a book he made, and a couple other stuff, but Grayson gave Maniac his baseball glove from the minors, and a new ball. This shows that Grayson is kind-hearted because GRayson knew that Jeffory loved to hear his stories, even though he didn’t like talking about it, Grayson gave Maniac something to remember him forever. The author determined that Grayson was kind-hearted by all these examples. On the outside he is a tough baseball player, but on the inside he is a sweet lollipop that cares about everyone.