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Analysis Of Egghead By Caroline Pignat

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Not everyone is reliable, when it comes to the telling's of their first year of high school, each member of the group tell their side of the story, but not all are trustworthy. Fallow their stories in the 2009 novel by Caroline Pignat, Egghead. Where four young teens entering their first year of high school and the bulling that follows them from elementary. When reading Egghead, you are faced with the three main protagonists, Katie, Devan and Will, each one faces a different problem. Katie, Devan and Will tell their side of the story with varying degrees of the truth. Devan's story is the most factual in the storyline, His emotions are clearly shown throughout the book, he is least likely to exaggerate and the details included in the book are emotionally based, he is reliable. …show more content…

Devan's perspective doesn't change from the beginning of the book to the end, his thoughts move along the same way. Devan includes more emotion in the book where feeling are running high, like on page 128, "I don't know who shouts it. But I'll never forget the sickening cr-r-r-a-ack! as Egghead hits. It sounds wrong. Way wrong. His ski jams into a low branch, bowing his legs as his body twists. Something snaps". Devan’s emotion shows in his perspective and isn't just general information, it shows how reliable he is as a

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