The Follower By Jack Gantos Analysis

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Being a bad influence is a lot like being a daisy in a sunflower field. In order to get what they want, they both spread everywhere. Spreading the bad idea and seed throughout. Throughout time peers and ourselves have influenced us to want money or just to seem cool. The story “The Follower” by Jack Gantos the nameless narrator’s identity is influenced by the reckless neighbors Scary Gary and his brother Frankie Pagoda to seem cool. Seeing Frankie fly across his yard the narrator says “ I was different from Frankie but still, the first moment I saw him in pain, it occurred to me that I wanted to be in pain, too. After his mom argued with to never play with Frankie or Scary Gary. He replies with “ why I asked. He’s a neighbor that will probably

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