Jess And Leslie In The Bridge To Terabithia

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The Bridge to Terabithia is a story about two 10-year-old fifth graders named Jess and Leslie who create their own world called Terabithia. Jess and Leslie create this imaginary place, as a way for them to escape reality and to express themselves without judgement from others. The way Jess and Leslie can enter Terabithia is by swinging on a rope over the creek to get to the other side of the woods. Once inside Terabithia, Jess and Leslie are rulers of the kingdom and fight monsters to protect it. Jess and Leslie throughout the story have many adventures inside Terabithia until something terrible happens. The main characters in The Bridge to Terabithia is Jess Oliver Aarons, Jr., Leslie Burke, and Miss Edmunds. Jess Aarons is the protagonist …show more content…

When Jess first meets Leslie he doesn’t quite understand her and is somewhat jealous of her. Jess is the fastest runner in the fifth grade until Leslie comes along. Leslie beats Jess in a race which makes Jess really angry because he lost to a girl. Jess wants Leslie to stay away from him as he thinks that she follows him home. Jess realizes that Leslie is his new neighbor which makes him even more upset. The conflict is later resolved when Jess and Leslie become friends when Jess stands up for Leslie. Leslie one day goes to sit on the back of the bus where the seventh grade bully Janice Avery sits. Janice doesn’t like it when younger kids try to sit in the back of the bus and will bully all who try. Jess stands up to Janice for Leslie and makes fun of her weight. This is when Jess and Leslie become friends and the conflict is resolved. The other conflict is Jess and the bully Janice. Through the book Janice bullies on Jess and other young students because she is upset with her own life. Jess and Janice have many altercations on the bus and at school. The conflict between Jess and Janice is resolved when Leslie is no more and Janice feels sorry for Jess and decides to be nice to

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