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Travis's Friendship In 'Bluefish' By Pat Schmatz

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“No friendship is an accident” said O Henry.The friendship’s in Bluefish are no accident. . In Bluefish by Pat Schmatz.Travis’s friendship’s change throughout the story. First off, Travis has a friendship with Velveeta. Travis and Velveeta friendships in the beginning. Velveeta Started sitting at the lunch table with Travis (13). In Social Studies 2 girls were sitting in the back talking and laughing,and Velveeta said that they were the new hot eighth grade couple (16). Velveeta said that she saw Travis give Bradley Whistler his shoe back,and that's why she wanted to be friends with him (19). After that, Travis and Velveeta’s friendship in the middle of Bluefish. Travis didn’t know to trust Velveeta because she said she lies all the …show more content…

Velveeta thought that the only reason Bradley was sitting by them everyday was to find out how the other people who were not smart talked about (113). Then, Travis and Bradley’s friendship to the end of the book. Travis stood up for Bradley when Chilson was picking on him (165). When, the bullies started to start a fight with Travis Bradley pulled out his phone and the ran away (167). Bradley invited Travis to his anti-dance party (218). Thirdly,Travis and grandpa’s friendship. Grandpa and Travis’s friendship in the beginning. To begin,grandpa went to get Travis after he ran away from school (5). When,Travis got back from school grandpa asked him how his day was and if he liked his teachers (21). Travis got frustrated with grandpa and he pushed him and he fell down the stair onto the gravel (36). Afterward, Travis and grandpas friendship in the middle. Grandpa kept poking travis trying to get his attention like when he was little (105). Next, To try to stop drinking grandpa goes to AA meetings but he stops going (122). Travis g ot mad at grandpa ,and punched him in the jaw,because he told Travis the accidentally hit rosco and killed him. Finally, grandpa and Travis’s Friendship near the end of the book. Grandpa went to Travis’s parent teacher

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