The book Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes is about a high school that contains students that are completely different from one another. All these students do not show who they really are because they are afraid of being judged. Instead, they express themselves throughout poetry. Their poems show who they really are, they talk about what they want to be. They have an event called Open Mike Fridays, where the students can go and share their poems to the rest of the class. After each character talks about themselves and shares their poem, Tyrone, the main character, shares is thoughts about each character.
Two characters that I found to be similar were Diondra Jordan and Devon Hope. I think that these two characters are similar because people judge them based on their looks. Everyone assumes that since Diondra is tall that she plays basketball, but she actually hates it. Her dad wants her to be in the WNBA. She wants people to see her for who she really is, she loves to draw and write poetry. Devon also gets judged on by his looks as well. Everyone assumes that just because he loves basketball and wants to be a basketball player, that he doesn't care about his education. He actually really likes poetry, he just doesn't want anyone to know because he thinks that he'll get made fun of. Both characters are keeping a secret from the rest of the students because they do not want to get made fun of.
Two characters that I found to be different were Lupe Algarin and Gloria Martinez. I think that these two characters are different because Lupe wants to have a baby to feel loved, and Gloria thinks that having a baby won't make a difference. Lupe is having trouble at home because her dad left her, and her mom and stepdad do not really pay attention to her. She thinks that by having a baby she will feel loved. Lupe thinks that having a baby is the ONLY way to be loved. Gloria on the other hand is already a teen mom. She's a single parent so it is harder on her to care for a baby and go to school. She doesn't regret having a baby but she does wishes she could go back to hanging out with friends and not worrying as much. She doesn't think that a baby is the only way you could get someone to love you. Gloria wants Lupe to rethink about having a baby. I think that Gloria will eventually convince Lupe that a baby will not solve her problems, but only complicate them more.
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