Sarah Byrnes Courage
“It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends,” says J.K. Rowling.
I recently read the book staying fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher and I felt that this book really ties into the courage that jk Rowling talks about. In this book, the main characters Eric Calhoun and Sarah Byrnes embody the image of courage that JK Rowling mentioned above. They do things that most of us would say that we could do but put under the pressure would craft like tempered glass hitting concrete.
I believe after pondering the topic and reading this book that courage and bravery for that matter are not some extraordinary adrenaline pumping, the heroic and heart-pounding rescue of someone just millimeters …show more content…
In this quote, Sarah shows courage by standing up to a bully which is one of the harder things to do especially when you are a target of the bully yourself.
Virgil Byrnes (Sarah's Dad) is at the hospital that Sarah is "recovering" at when he puts Eric in a Corner and interrogates him about Sarah's condition."He glances back at Sarah Byrnes, then back to me. 'She says anything to you?' ' No sir'." (Crutcher 64) I think that Eric shows encephalitis courage by tending up to an adult that he doesn't want to know that Sarah Byrnes is faking her illness.
Steve and Eric are in Mr. Mautz;s Office to talk to him about Mark's Suicide attempt. They feel that they are being blamed for the attempt. Steves dad called the school and tells Mr. Mautz that he is icing church and states which are against the constitution of the United States."Mr. Mautz thinks Mark's problems started in CAT class- you know, the one Ms. Lemry teaches- and that Eric and tried to push Mark over the edge. In other words, get a distinct feeling, though admit no one has actually said it, that we're being blamed for Mark gobbling downers." (Crutcher 168) In this quote, Eric really stands up for himself and what he think about the situation as well as his
I recently read the book staying fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher and I felt that this book really ties into the courage that jk Rowling talks about. In this book, the main characters Eric Calhoun and Sarah Byrnes embody the image of courage that JK Rowling mentioned above. They do things that most of us would say that we could do but put under the pressure would craft like tempered glass hitting concrete.
I believe after pondering the topic and reading this book that courage and bravery for that matter are not some extraordinary adrenaline pumping, the heroic and heart-pounding rescue of someone just millimeters …show more content…
In this quote, Sarah shows courage by standing up to a bully which is one of the harder things to do especially when you are a target of the bully yourself.
Virgil Byrnes (Sarah's Dad) is at the hospital that Sarah is "recovering" at when he puts Eric in a Corner and interrogates him about Sarah's condition."He glances back at Sarah Byrnes, then back to me. 'She says anything to you?' ' No sir'." (Crutcher 64) I think that Eric shows encephalitis courage by tending up to an adult that he doesn't want to know that Sarah Byrnes is faking her illness.
Steve and Eric are in Mr. Mautz;s Office to talk to him about Mark's Suicide attempt. They feel that they are being blamed for the attempt. Steves dad called the school and tells Mr. Mautz that he is icing church and states which are against the constitution of the United States."Mr. Mautz thinks Mark's problems started in CAT class- you know, the one Ms. Lemry teaches- and that Eric and tried to push Mark over the edge. In other words, get a distinct feeling, though admit no one has actually said it, that we're being blamed for Mark gobbling downers." (Crutcher 168) In this quote, Eric really stands up for himself and what he think about the situation as well as his