Summary Of Sharon Draper's Tears Of A Tiger

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In this book Tears of a Tiger by Sharon Draper, our main character Andrew Jackson and his friends Tyrone Mills, B.J Carson, Gerald Nickelby, and Andrews's best friend, Robbie Washington. Andrew starts out as a regular high school kid. His biggest troubles were how many points he'll make in a basketball game and if he'll be chosen for college basketball team. Pretty soon, though his life gets a lot more serious and complicated, because of a few bad decisions and a car accident that leaves Andrew's best friend dead. Which left everyone devastated and depressed. The person who really supported Andrew throughout the story is Keisha who is Andrews's girlfriend and sticks by Andrew through tough times, even though he's dealing with some exceptionally …show more content…

She was the only one I could cry in front of and not be embarrassed". This story mainly takes place in Hazelwood High, a fictional high school that does a great job of as if it could be any high school in America. But while there are basketball games and talent shows and other ordinary high school stuff to be found at Hazelwood High, there are also big, traumatizing events, including a deadly drunk-driving car accident and a student suicide. This setting contributes to the story in two ways: by reminding us that though high school students are young, they're still dealing with major life issues, and it also makes it super clear that the trouble at Hazelwood can happen anywhere. One theme in this story is that your choices matter, Andrew's choices throughout the story caused terrible events to happen. First, they lead to Robbie's death, then he stays on a path of destruction instead of getting help, and ultimately, Andrew makes the choice to end his own life. The figurative language used in this story are symbolism, imagery, and allegory. One example of figurative language in this is when Gerald writes down what he wants to change about the world, the five-dollar bill come to

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