Comparing Characters In Nikki Grime's 'Bronx Masquerade'

Summer Reading Assignment In Nikki Grime’s novel Bronx Masquerade, there were several moments between characters that shaped who they are now. All of the characters in this novel have a story behind why they act the way they do whether it was being bullied, a parent’s death, or even a pregnancy. The two characters that stood out the most was Leslie Lucas and Porscha Johnson. Both the girls come from two completely different worlds but share the death of their mothers. The death of Leslie Lucas’s mother made her more mature, but negative and full of loneliness. “When all of a sudden you feel something reach inside your chest, grab your heart, and squeeze ‘til you can barely breathe (Grimes 51-52)”. Leslie was so emotionally hurt and distraught but it only made her stronger because she also said “A year ago I might have written about something silly, like ghosts, which I don’t even believe in, and even if I did, ghosts would not be at the top of my list. The scariest thing I can think of now is being all alone in this world (Grimes 54)”. After her mom’s death, she snapped into reality and realized how cruel it can be. Having to transfer schools and move away from all of her
“It was as if the other Porscha, the easy going, even tempered one, never existed (Grimes 158)” She began to reveal the ugly anger that lives inside of her and did not let anybody take advantage of her. “The thing is, the same kind of anger lives inside me (Grimes 159)”. She never became violent herself except when she beat up her bully. After that day, everyone considered her one which made her furios. Porcha lived full of anger until she decided to accept the fact that people will believe what they want. She forgive everyone for everything they did to her, even her mother through her poem called “A letter to my