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Curveball Character Analysis

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When you picture baseball what do you usually see? Do you see a field, players in uniform, home runs, or spectacular catches? Well, in this book it is the complete opposite, well sort of. Author Jordan Sonnenblick author of Curveball, fabricated characters Peter Friedman and Adam James or AJ for short. These characters, both played baseball, Peter was an amazing pitcher and catcher in the sport he loved. This all changed when the cartilage in his elbow snapped and AJ thinks he can persuade Peter to play again after this career ending injury. The structure of the story is convincing as well as the character's. This is why I believe the characters from the book Curveball are realistic.

To begin, the characters are humorous …show more content…

On page ?? It gives details about how peter feels. If you’ve ever experienced a severe sports injury you can relate to the feelings and emotions that Peter prominently displays, for example, it states "insert quote" which conveys the feeling that peter was hurt critically which can help you develop the type of moral strength Peter …show more content…

Baseball players are typically tall buff males who chew gum and have a venomous look in their eye which almost describes AJ. In chapter one, page twelve it states that "AJ is almost 6 feet tall, blonde hair, and a relaxed smoothness." When reading this you can relate this to someone who plays baseball. Though it is a vague description it gives the reader a stunning visual. I feel as this important to give a basis for the reader to relate strongly to create feelings and gives the characters appeal as if they or a friend could be AJ or Peter. However, whichever character you relate to weather it is Peter or AJ just like them you also run into problems. To elaborate, Peter and AJ both have their issues and Sonnenblick does a fantastic job telling both sides of the story. In chapter ? Peter sheds tears for his grandfather because he knows that his grandfather is not doing well, and he does not know how to feel about it. This emotion that peter displays relates to real people because typical people don’t know how to react when finding out something that is life changing so, the raw emotion peter shows are very realistic. This also lets the reader connect with the character on a personal level and relate closely instead of just being able to relate to the physical

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