Drums Girls And Dangerous Pie Character Analysis
Did you know that over 40,000 children have to go through cancer treatments a year? Out of those 40,000, 12% of children with cancer will not make it. When a child is diagnosed with cancer, it affects many people who care about them and changes how they feel towards this child. This relates to Steven Alper, a character in the novel Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie, whose brother is diagnosed with leukemia. Throughout the novel, Steven’s feelings toward his brother, Jeffrey, change over the course of time that his brother has cancer. Jeffrey has to go through chemotherapy and is at CHOP at least once a week for his treatments. Steven’s mom is not home a lot because she is with Jeffrey and making sure he is okay, while his dad is working and worrying
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He at first was really annoyed with him because he would just do the things that made him mad. But, when he found out Jeffrey might be sick, he got angry, because he denied the fact, and thought they were having a blast in Philly. Later, he was bargaining, which shows he cares about his brother because he wanted Jeffrey to be okay, Steven even offered for God to take himself, instead of Jeffrey. Once everyone knew that he was sick, people would come over. Steven was protective of his brother and even made it fun waiting for people to come visit. He made up games to play about whether or not the person will be frowny or cheery. Steven made a promise to a girl who had the same type of cancer as Jeffrey. He promised to always stay with Jeffrey. Samantha sadly did not win her battle against cancer, but her promise will always stay with Steven. At the end of the novel, Steven was glad to have Jeffrey around and could thankfully say nice things and mean it. He knew that Jeffrey knew how he felt about him and was happy Jeffrey was doing better. How Steven’s feeling changed relates to the real world because many people experience the same feelings while going through something tragic. Over 40,000 kids go through treatments a year and dealing with that must be hard considering how much they affect everyone else around them. Especially knowing that 12% of them will not
He at first was really annoyed with him because he would just do the things that made him mad. But, when he found out Jeffrey might be sick, he got angry, because he denied the fact, and thought they were having a blast in Philly. Later, he was bargaining, which shows he cares about his brother because he wanted Jeffrey to be okay, Steven even offered for God to take himself, instead of Jeffrey. Once everyone knew that he was sick, people would come over. Steven was protective of his brother and even made it fun waiting for people to come visit. He made up games to play about whether or not the person will be frowny or cheery. Steven made a promise to a girl who had the same type of cancer as Jeffrey. He promised to always stay with Jeffrey. Samantha sadly did not win her battle against cancer, but her promise will always stay with Steven. At the end of the novel, Steven was glad to have Jeffrey around and could thankfully say nice things and mean it. He knew that Jeffrey knew how he felt about him and was happy Jeffrey was doing better. How Steven’s feeling changed relates to the real world because many people experience the same feelings while going through something tragic. Over 40,000 kids go through treatments a year and dealing with that must be hard considering how much they affect everyone else around them. Especially knowing that 12% of them will not