Walter Dean Myers Bad Boy: Chapter Analysis

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The most important chapter in the book Walter Dean Myers Bad Boy is the chapter called “Bad Boy”. We see Walter getting into fights when he is made fun of by his classmates. Walter gets made fun of when he reads to his class. Walter gets made fun of because he has a speech problem. This leads Walter to get into trouble because he gets mad and probably annoyed when people make fun of his speech problem. I feel Walter should not be getting into trouble. I also feel that Walters teacher should be paying more attention to what is happening since Walter could have just been trying to defend himself. This book says, “That afternoon Mrs.Conway divided the class into reading groups. I was put into the slowest group” (42). Walter’s classmates make fun

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