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Flipped By Wendelin Van Draanen And Crash Short Story Analysis

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“Stand up for what you believe in, even if that means standing alone” - Andy Biersack. This quote suits people who are truly passionate about what they believe in, they aren’t just doing this because they want to be famous. Likewise, in both of the excerpts Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen and Crash by Jerry Spinelli, the author shows the differences and similarities between the two character’s character traits. The author proves that the protagonist has different reasons and intentions for protesting. In the following stories, both protagonists in this specific excerpt of the story are extraordinarily strong in their beliefs but for a different intention. In Crash by Jerry Spinelli and in Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen, the reader learns, that people all around the world are strong in beliefs for different reasons. In the crash, Abby the protagonist in this part of the excerpt is protesting with a group of kids and …show more content…

Even though they are supporting a different cause. Both characters stand up for what is the right thing. In Crash the Main character Abby is really strong in her belief even though she is just doing it for being famous, she is just protesting to be famous. They both are protesting for a stop to destruction against nature. She stands up against her mom for protesting, which basically means that she is stubborn in her beliefs. They both have some connection between this.The author puts the characters in a type of situation where the Protagonist is really stubborn and strong in her belief, what she believes is the right thing. This matters because it shows that both characters are stubborn in what they believe and think that what they feel is the right thing. Flipped the Main character Juli Baker is really passionate and interested in this topic and we can tell because the excerpt briefly explains that she is very intelligent about what she is doing and she is strong in her

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