Wyatt Vs. Wyatt In Why I Fight By Adams Oaks

Why I Fight by Adams Oaks, is about a boy named Wyatt, who travels across the country with his uncle. They work together to earn money. His uncle, Spade, sells merchandise throughout the book to earn money. Later in the book Wyatt starts to participate in street fights to support them because his uncle stopped selling merchandise. The book was written in a different method which gives it that uniqueness. That uniqueness will keep you reading for hours without stopping. I like the book, because the way the book was written, the theme, and the environment of the book. The book’s text is written as if Wyatt was the one writing the book. The book is unique from other books. That made me enjoy the book much more. The author did a great job continuing that throughout the whole story. I've never read a book that was written in that manner. That gives the book a vibe of its own that no other book could copy. Since Wyatt doesn't attend school, he doesn't know much about grammar or anything related to it “The last time I’d thought about school was

Wyatt is only 12 when the book begins. His uncle took him from his parents as a favor. Wyatt’s parents wanted him gone for a while so they could get life's straight “That whole time we never talked about my folks” (Oaks 51). Wyatt and Spade travel from town to town meeting all sorts of new people. Since Wyatt is always around adults he has to act more mature around them. Wyatt never really hangs out with anybody his age because he is always traveling. Spade always pushes Wyatt to be tough. Spade tells Wyatt if he doesn't toughen up, he’ll never be a man “Dang kiddo. You’re tough as nails. Even I ain’t had the guts to get that done.” (Oaks 122). So throughout the story Wyatt’s attitude changes dramatically because the way his uncle was raising him. In my opinion, I don't agree with that theme because you don't have to be extremely tough like his uncle mentioned to be a