Warriors Don T Cry

Throughout the summer of 2016, I read many books including, Peak by, Roland Smith and, Warriors Don’t Cry, by Melba Pattillo Bates. The two books have very different plots, but connected and shared a common interest in reaching their goal. In Warriors Don’t Cry, the main character and author Melba was chosen to take part in integration process at Central High School, and her goal was to be involved in the first group of African American students to integrate into an all white school. Melba and the other eight kids approached and experienced many problems throughout this movement, involving physical harassment, name calling, and violence directed towards Melba and her friends and family. Although Melba struggled through these setbacks as being one of a

Peak had another boy named Sun-Jo who joined Peak throughout the journey. Sun- Jo was younger than Peak and instead of Peak being the youngest person to summit the mountain, he decided to let his younger new friend Sun-Jo who was always with Peak helping and willing to help go first, to let him become the youngest person to reach the top. Peak’s gratitude toward Sun-Jo really made me think about how the things that you do for other people can benefit you as a person in the future. In this book, that decision gave Sun-Jo the title, fame, and money. These two characters, Peak and Melba were similar and had to use the same traits to help them reach their goals. With persistence, hard work, and grit, Peak made it to the top, achieving his goal. These character traits that the two characters had really made me realize how important they are to have in your lifestyle. I think that I have benefitted from reading these two books and I have learned how to never stop working hard and being generous to others because those things will benefit you in the