Barry Bully Analysis
I brought in a picture of an ostrich as it symbolises Barry’s lack of intelligence. The ostrich relates to Barry since he is portrayed as a thick-headed bully and ostriches are known to have brains smaller than the size of their eyes. Some acts of ostriches also proves their stupidity; for example, an ostrich digs its head underground when it sees a predator as it thinks that if they can’t see the predator, the predator won’t be able to see them.
This relates to the theme, ‘Bullying’, because it shows that bullying is a moronic act to put others down, but in fact the bully itself is is the unintelligent one. Bullies fail to see how meaningless it is. Bullies would usually pick on people who are thought to be weaker than them, however, in …show more content…
Both are more intelligent than Barry and have better ways to deal with their stress; Ishmael, who stayed resilient throughout his school life being bullied by Barry. Near the end of the book, Ishmael intended to expose Barry of his act of bullying, but in the end Ishmael didn’t as he felt sorry. However, shortly afterwards, Barry threatens Ishmael and continues to act like a bully. Despite the fact that Ishmael had spared him, Barry’s thick-headed skull couldn’t get the message; far from appreciation, he continued being a bully. The idiocy of both Barry and bullying relates to an ostrich’s tiny brain, because the two are literally futile and …show more content…
Wide-broom hats usually symbolises primary school students and in this case, they are the target of bullies like Barry. Barry Bagsley is portrayed as a bully in the novel, who mainly targets weaker people. An example of this took place in chapter 11, where a grade 4 boy, Marty got bullied and got his hat taken by Barry Bagsley.
This proves that Barry will pick on people weaker than him to make himself feel superior; he will even stoop so low to even pick on a child. Although, this only shows Barry’s cowardice as he can only make himself feel superior by bullying people who don’t have a chance against him.
The wide-broom hat also symbolises the innocence of children and just as the wide-broom protects a child from the UV rays of the sun, it is also a protection barrier for them.
Barry decides to invade an innocent child’s barrier for his own satisfaction. It is as if running a bulldoser over a kids’ playhouse just to entertain yourself by the destruction of the house and the children’s
This relates to the theme, ‘Bullying’, because it shows that bullying is a moronic act to put others down, but in fact the bully itself is is the unintelligent one. Bullies fail to see how meaningless it is. Bullies would usually pick on people who are thought to be weaker than them, however, in …show more content…
Both are more intelligent than Barry and have better ways to deal with their stress; Ishmael, who stayed resilient throughout his school life being bullied by Barry. Near the end of the book, Ishmael intended to expose Barry of his act of bullying, but in the end Ishmael didn’t as he felt sorry. However, shortly afterwards, Barry threatens Ishmael and continues to act like a bully. Despite the fact that Ishmael had spared him, Barry’s thick-headed skull couldn’t get the message; far from appreciation, he continued being a bully. The idiocy of both Barry and bullying relates to an ostrich’s tiny brain, because the two are literally futile and …show more content…
Wide-broom hats usually symbolises primary school students and in this case, they are the target of bullies like Barry. Barry Bagsley is portrayed as a bully in the novel, who mainly targets weaker people. An example of this took place in chapter 11, where a grade 4 boy, Marty got bullied and got his hat taken by Barry Bagsley.
This proves that Barry will pick on people weaker than him to make himself feel superior; he will even stoop so low to even pick on a child. Although, this only shows Barry’s cowardice as he can only make himself feel superior by bullying people who don’t have a chance against him.
The wide-broom hat also symbolises the innocence of children and just as the wide-broom protects a child from the UV rays of the sun, it is also a protection barrier for them.
Barry decides to invade an innocent child’s barrier for his own satisfaction. It is as if running a bulldoser over a kids’ playhouse just to entertain yourself by the destruction of the house and the children’s