In the story “The Ravine”, Vinny and Joe-Boy have many similarities and differences. They are both best friends, but Joe-Boy is mean and Vinny is nice. Joe-Boy and Vinny are different in many ways, here are just a few of them. Joe-Boy is impolite and mean, when he says,” You going jump in water and go down and your hand going touch his face, stuck under rocks.” Vinny didn’t say anything to that remark,which shows that he is more polite. Joe-Boy is fearless when he quickly jumps off the fifty-foot ledge, while Vinny can’t jump off the fifty foot ledge. Joe-Boy is proud of his braveness, on page eight when he says,” Hey Vinny watch how a man does it! Look!” While Vinny is ashamed of his fear. Vinny and Joe-Boy are also the