Analysis Of Maniac Magee By Jerry Spinelli
In the book Maniac Magee, Jerry Spinelli, the author helps us to understand many important life lessons that mostly deal with racism and the importance of friends and family. Jerry also shows us that Maniac is patient, determined, and he really wants to be loved and understood. This book takes place in the late 1900s in Pennsylvania. It specifically takes place in West End, East End, and Two Mills.
The main character is Maniac Magee, but he is known as Jeffery Magee in the beginning. Some minor characters are Amanda Beale a nice girl that Jeffery met, McNab, a big mean white kid, Mars Bar, who bullies Jeffery, Earl Grayson, Maniac’s second real caretaker, and Russel & Piper, McNab’s younger brothers.
The problem in the book is that Jeffery
The main character is Maniac Magee, but he is known as Jeffery Magee in the beginning. Some minor characters are Amanda Beale a nice girl that Jeffery met, McNab, a big mean white kid, Mars Bar, who bullies Jeffery, Earl Grayson, Maniac’s second real caretaker, and Russel & Piper, McNab’s younger brothers.
The problem in the book is that Jeffery