Maniac Amanda Lee Character Analysis

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In the book Maniac Magee Jerry Spinelli revealed the character, Amanda Beale, to be really charitable. For example, on page 13 it said, “She tore a book from the suitcase, and hurled it at Maniac.” Amanda Beale gave one of her books to a complete stranger. She didn’t know what he would do with the book. Maniac could have kept the book or even ripped it up. Worst of all Maniac was white and on the east end where everyone was black. Amanda Beales books mean the world to her, but due to her manners, she was polite to him. Amanda also expressed the character trait charitable on page 44 and 45 when she had deliberately given her bed to Maniac Magee. Amanda was really delighted to give her bedroom to Maniac because she had a reason to sleep with