Schooled By Gordon Korman Analysis

Schooled by Gordon Korman, Capricorn Anderson is a 13-year-old boy who grew up as a hippie on Garland Farms with his grandmother, Rain. When Rain gets injured, some changes have to be made in Cap’s life. He now has to go to a public school and this will be a very big change in his life. He will meet modern society and learn how it works. In Garland they didn’t believe in modern society like using money, electric, and Cap hasn’t met a boy his age before. When Cap enters the middle school people think he’s a freak and that he came from another planet. People judge his hair, clothes, and have no clue what or where he came from. On the first day of school Cap saw a fight and he thought the boys actual names were butt wipe and jerk face. He

As Cap is laying on the floor, everyone in the hallway goes insane, yelling, shouting and spreading the word. Then an ambulance pulls up and everyone thinks it’s for Cap, but it’s really for Rain. Rain feels better and it’s now time for them to go back home to Garland. They drive to Garland and when Cap gets back he misses staying at the Donnelly’s and asks to go back for the Halloween dance. Rain says no but Cap goes anyways. Cap sneaks out and walks to the farthest gas station and where he sees Sophie. Cap tells her about the Halloween dance and then they go together. At C-Average Middle School, rumors have been going around that Cap is dead. Zach and Hugh hold a “funeral” for Cap where everyone wears tie-die and holds candles.
When Cap and Sophie arrive at the funeral, they are wearing Mickey and Minnie mouse masks but immediately realize that they are honoring Cap. Cap gets on stage and everyone is in shock. Cap explains how he needs to get back to Garland and says goodbye to every single person. When Cap gets back Rain sells Garland so Cap can still stay with his friends and the Donnelly’s. As you can see, Cap changed a lot throughout the story, from first being the kid no one liked, to now being the most popular kid in