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Have you ever heard of 8 year chlidren smoking, and 12 year old on the run? Manic Magee the protagonist never felt at home anywhere he had been, and even if he did it wasn't for long. He learned even at this tender time and age that the world isn't always safe or perfect. So how does this unknown 'hero' deal with all his hardships. For the beginning, we will tell about Manic Magees trials with child neglect; and how he for the most part over came them. While also reasoning why I feel and think this way and why "Manic Magee" has a multitude of examples of child neglect; and thus how it impacts the story and the direction it went. For instance, Maniac Magee has many examples of child neglect and other issues. First and foremost Maniac spent night after night outside freezing in the cold, and his guardians never looked, because they had never even cared! Additionally, when we meet Russel and Piper McNab, we see that they are two very young and disrespectful children. These mere children are doing altered acts like smoking and drinking; Russel and Piper also live in a filthy cockroach infested house. Another example is, when Maniac Magee was with his Aunt …show more content…

Incidentally, child neglect is a devastating thing for most people, for example; Piper and Russel seemed to have a very bad attitude towards basically everything and they did things most kids would not do, like drinking. This issue made me feel heartbroken when I read about the McNab boys. It truly was a touching and realistic subject. My feelings toward this issue have changed drastically since I read this book and I became a lot more aware of these situations. Consequently i want this to not be a problem, and hope this is not anyone reality. Strangely enough, it made the book all more engaging for me. I felt as though I needed to hang on to every word. Be it as it may, I truly loved and enjoyed reading this

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