The title Of Beetles And Angels has much significance to the book. Throughout the book, the main character and his family talk about two types of people often, beetles and angels. In the novel they say that a beetle is someone who is unsightly, poor, or bad spirited. “Beetles” could be be called that because of looks and social status, or because of the way they treat other people, such as bullying or belittling. Angles are beautiful, rich people, or they could be poor and dirty. The appearance of a angle does not matter, they are described by there actions. This fact affects the story in the way the boys treat everyone they meet. The boys treat everyone as angels in the story because they were taught at a young age that looks don’t affect
