Maniac Maegee Research Paper

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In Maniac Magee, Jerry Spinelli develops Maniac to be a very cooperative person, he would be very collaborative for so many reasons.

Spinelli developed this trait is when Maniac, on page 13, ran into Amanda before school when he was running in the morning. Maniac was agreeable when he said he will promise to bring the book back when Amanda gave it to him. The author showed that Maniac was very cooperative because he promised to bring the book to Amanda and they had both agreed. This wasn't the only time Maniac was agreeable. On page 69, when Maniac came back, Amanda convinces him to do the Cobble's Knot where unties this really hard knot so people can like him. Maniac hesitated at first but then agreed to untie the knot. This showed that

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