Priscilla And The Wimp Analysis

Would you fight for what you stand for despite the odds being against you ? What if you were standing up against a bully known for tormenting your peers routinely presenting them with only pain and suffering ? This situation occurs frequently among american students in schools. Many of these students result in having a series of physical or mental abuse done to them. Author Richard Peck found this issue to be problematic for society.As a solution , Richard Peck constructed a short story to combat bullying titled “Priscilla and the Wimp” . “ Priscilla and the Wimp” stars a strong independent girl in middle school who faces this same situation. Richard Peck includes biblical symbolism and creative imagery to inspire kids to stand up towards bullying.

“Priscilla and the Wimp” is narrated by a fellow student of attending the same junior high as Priscilla.

Both students had the same problem with bullying. In the beginning of this short story the narrator uses strong imagery to describe his the antagonist izing bullies. The notorious gang of bullies known as Klutters Kobras are known to torment everyone in the school.The narrator uses an example of imagery by using “fang marks” to describe the type of bruises and scars the bullies would gave him and his classmates . Klutters Kobras name originated from their brute leader Monk Klutter dictated his school with ease by using his army of Kobras to lurk around the halls collecting money from their classmates; if the student are unable to pay the bullies money then the bullies resort to using violence. Monk’s signature dress is described using creative imagery such as “Ostrich skin boots” and “Lizard-skin flaps” to give the reader the interpretation of Monk not only acting tough ,but also has a intimidating

wardrobe.
Monk “ran” his school in this fashion for so long he’d constructed a paradise for himself. Monk claimed the school being his “Garden of Eden” and using other biblical symbolism such as calling his gang members his “snakes” inside his Garden of Eden . Snakes symbolized their evil satanic like actions towards their peers , following the same dominic ways as Satan did in Genesis. Monk and his gang of bullies perceived themselves to be invertible to anything and anyone until the angel Priscilla was soon to disprove this.
Priscilla attends the same school as the Monk and the Narrator as I said previously , however Priscilla rather than appealing to the bullies as a bystander she heroically retaliates against Monk’s army of bullies despite the odds being against her. Priscilla stood against a Kobra member and manhandled him after witnessing her friend Marvin Detweiler receiving a thrashing hand around his neck. Priscilla came in action at the right moment to petrify the kobra to contact Monk. Moments later Monk comes in play to address the situation by treating Priscilla. In a furious manner Priscilla stated she was impartial to who Monk is as leader of the Klutters Kobras and publicly embarrassing Monk by grabbing and shoving Monk Klutter a locker. Priscilla afterwards locked the locker being looked upon by her classmates as the school's hero that annihilated Monk Klutter and his gang’s esteem.
In conclusion , the story uses biblical symbolism and creative imagery to inspire students to stand up against bullies. Imagery was shown during the beginning of the story when describing the Kobras victim's’ bruises and Monk dress . Biblical Symbolism was used later into the short story when describing Monk’s Garden of Eden. Overall Priscilla embarrassed Monk Klutter and his Gang and is looked as the hero who saved the children from the gang.