Essays can be difficult to write, they are very very wordy and it is difficult to get all your exact thoughts on paper. But, it does come in handy when a friend is there to help you. Luckily, you can always have an older peer help you. The assist is about the captain of the soccer team, Eddie, trying to help a new player, Noah out with his English essay. Due to Thai they form a closer relationship, and he joins the team's friend group the UN. In the short story, assisted by Linda Sue Park and Anna Dobbin, the authors use dialogue to shape the characters motivation and to raise the stakes. The authors use dialogue to share the character's motivation. This is presented on page 39 when the coach tells the players, “It is crucial that we bring our absolute best to Southwood on Monday,’ Coach said, ‘I want everyone to take it easy this weekend. Don't do anything stupid and get yourself injured. Do I make myself clear?” This shows the coach's motivation for his team to succeed, considering that they lost their last game against him, This also sets a competitive tone against them. Another place where the dialogue shows the character's motivation is on page 42 when Noah tells Eddie, “I suck at English, OK? I actually …show more content…
This is shown on page 53 when the text reads, “Move up,’ Ben screamed ‘MOVE UP! PUT THE PRESSURE ON!” This shows how the game is getting intense and it also shows that Ben is getting more competitive against the other team, and since the game is 0-0 so far, this shows that Ben is desperate for his team to get that one point. 2 pages after this Eddie kicks the ball to Noah who gets let back into the game because of a deal between him, his teacher and his coach. In a panic he yells “NOAH! !” so that he knows to get the ball. This shows that this move that Eddie made could either make, or break, this game. It also shows that the story is at its climax right now and could either be shockingly amazing or a big