Thomas Muniz
3-11-15
Bravery or Being Worried
In the stories "A Boy Called Slow" by Joseph Bruchac and "La Bamba" by Gary Soto there are to characters that show similarities and differences. In the story, "A Boy Called Slow" Slow is a young boy trying to earn a new name. He is trying to earn a new name because his name Slow when he gets older he thinks he deserves a better name. In the story, "La Bamba" Manuel is a young boy who is trying to impress his friends and the girls at the talent show. Manuel wants to do this because he is looking for being popular. Slow and Manuel are similar characters that share common traits of being anxious and determination. However they are different from each other in that Slow is Brave and Manuel is being worried.
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" Slow longed to have a name like his uncle's name Four Horns or like the strong and his father had earned - Returns Again to Strike the Enemy." Slow thought. This supports he is anxious because he is wishing bravery to come to him and when that came to him he wants a strong, confident, and brave name. Manuel represents him being anxious because when he raised his hand in class to volunteer in the talent show and he did this because he wanted to impress his friends, the girls, and the audience. "He wanted applause as loud as a thunderstorm, and hear his friends say, "Man that was bad!" And he wanted to impress the girls, especially Petra Lopez, the second prettiest girl in his class." This supports Manuel is anxious because he wanted to be impressive to his friends and girls and have them think good of
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