Bullying is one of the world's most significant and serious issues. Bullying is a repeated act of violence towards someone in order to achieve power or rise in status. Bullying is frequently motivated by insecurity, maltreatment, or abuse. Bullying can have major consequences for the victim, such as anxiety, despair, sadness, and loss of interest in hobbies. Will, a high school outsider, becomes at conflict with the school bullies Shane, Devan, and Brad in Caroline Pignat's novel Egghead. Will has a horrific experience after being hospitalized because Shane picked on him. “Egghead is standing there completely naked, except for his black socks and pink underpants.”(Page 22) Brad and Devan make fun of Will's pink underwear and Will's mother. …show more content…
Shane destroyed the ant farm not to win the scientific fair, but to annoy Will. Devan is the only one who has some control over this. Will asked Devan with his eyes when the entire thing was destroyed, "Why didn't you do something?" Devan was a bystander during the entire scenario, which suggests he knew something awful was going on but did nothing to stop it. Being a bystander is both ineffective and selfish. Devan should have intervened and told Shane and Brad that their actions were unacceptable.The science fair results were in, and Devan's project placed third! Even though Shane is overjoyed, Devan realizes he does not deserve the prize. Winning after cheating does not make you feel happy; instead, it makes you feel guilty and regretful. This was my reaction while playing Monopoly with my sister. My sister owned more properties than I did, as a result, I didn't have much money. My luck had run out! I arrived at Boardwalk and had to pay about $1000! I only had $965, so I did the unthinkable and stole $100 from her when she wasn't looking. I was able to pay the charge, but I felt bad about it. I eventually felt really guilty; I didn't tell the truth, but I did hide a $100 cash in her pile. After I felt like a cheater, I never did that again. I can’t accept a reward if I don’t feel like I deserve it. Just like Dhar Mann says, “ If you cheat, you will never get