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The New Kid Analysis

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Have you ever been in a situation when a group of people are treating a friend badly because of a weakness at athletics or another activity? In “The New Kid” and “That’s What Happened To Me”, the main characters are both made fun of because they are different than their other peers. In “That’s What Happened To Me”, written by Michael Fessier, the main character, Bottles, is made fun of because he has to work which causes him not to be able to play after school sports. Bottles is very idealistic and likes to think of himself as a very talented athlete but he is not able to prove his ability. In “The New Kid”, written by Murray Heyert, the main character Bottles tries to join the neighbourhood game of punch ball but is not given a spot on …show more content…

In “The New Kid”, it is ironic how the main character, Marty, acts towards others over the novel. When he is first interacts with the boys, he is not allowed to play because the others kids don’t like him. Once Marty comes back with someone who is more vulnerable than him, the New Kid, the boys have a new target and no longer bully Marty. Marty remembers that what they are doing is wrong when he recalls, “Marty suddenly thought of Halloween, of winter and snowballs, of the school yard.” This quote proves the irony because even though Marty remembers how it felt to be bullied, he still does it to the new kid because he wants to get “revenge” for what the others did to him. Similarly to “The New Kid”, “That’s What Happened To Me” is ironic based on how the others changed their perspective about the main character. At the beginning of the story, Bottles is called names such as Rubbernose by the other kids because he has to work in order to earn money for his family rather than participating in extracurricular activities. On day, he goes to a track meet and stuns the crowd when he sets the state record high jump without even having to run up to the bar. After he sets the record, he is swarmed by the other kids who want him to be their friends. One of the popular girls said, “I’ve always thought so, please forgive me for calling you Rubber- nose.” She is trying to make it seem

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