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How Does Rob's Character Change Throughout The Novel

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Adis Jasic Ms. Lukecart English 9 02 February 2023 The Wolf and the Cub During Advanced Biology, Rob tortured the frog they had to dissect, while Young stood there and watched. Rob leads their group, whilst Young follows and does what he tells him to do. Shattering Glass by Gail Giles showcases Rob as the one who killed Simon by delivering the final blow, and Young being there only because Rob told him to meet him in his office. All of this startedbecause they were talking about the book, Duke of Deception, when Rob first came to B’vale. Rob stood at the top and most people knew him, while Young, being lower, stood there and watched and obeyed him. Because of personality, power, and motivation, Rob is different Young, although they possess …show more content…

Young obeys when people order him, as his dad tells him “You will drop that writing class and take Advanced Biology'' (Giles 49). The morning after this conversation, Young reverted his class back to Advanced Biology from Creative Writing, like his father said.. Rob is more of a leader unlike Young, and orders people things. When Rob is angry at Simon for the thing with the cow, He started saying how he knew how to make Simon popular, and while Rob, angry, had been ordering him around, Young whispered “Heil Hitler” (170). This shows that Young is seeing how ordering Rob is. They relate to each other personalities …show more content…

Rob tries to make Simon popular by using his ways, but Young’s goals are to become a good writer unlike what his dad wants him to do, and become a doctor and graduate at the top of his class. Rob is angry at Simon and kills him after making him popular, although Young’s take was the opposite as he stalked Simon. They are unchanged as they both are making Simon popular with Rob’s idea. Young also is not motivated to do things until Rob tells him to, as Rob stated that he will ask out Ronna to homecoming and then told Young that he needs to break things off for Simon, as Young then replies “I’m What” (153). After this Young did break things off, ruining his relationship with Ronna. From Rob’s beginning at B’vale, it seemed like he was trying to become #1 in the school, as he was looking at the yearbook for the most popular people when he first got

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