Old School The Protagonist

In the book Old School the Protagonist and I share a few differences between our lifestyles and views on school. We also share a similar trait when it comes to being competitive and winning or wanting to become better at something. The protagonists is competitive through his literature and I am competitive through sports. This similar trait we share is important because keeps up our confidence and is what provides something to strive for.
The protagonists and I have our differences between our life styles. We are different because of the way we want others to see during our daily routine. When the protagonists came into “Old School” off his scholarship. He came with very few to lose. When he came to the school he didn't know anyone …show more content…
The protagonists thinks of school as a place he attends everyday not because he likes it but, not because he doesn't. Though he is there all the time, he doesn't think as school as home base. From my impression he has given, he isn't very comfortable at school. He thinks of this school as a place of walls,and barriers. There are groupings of writers everywhere that all write about different things. He can't find a place or group that he finds comfortable and the school is rather of large and full of secrets. When the protagonists came, there were no friends that were with him. There wasn't anyone who he could go to where he could talk and discuss himself to.
The Protagonists shows his views of school when he says (“...”) He shows his views through words and what he's passionate about (literature). When I think of school I think of it as my home base. I have all my friends with me and I enjoy the environment. My school is small which I do not like at all . I like big environments with lots of people. I like big spaces where I can walk the same hall and see a different face each time.
By thinking of our different views on school it allows you to see both sides of the equation. It allows you to know what you like and what you don't like about things. Since the protagonists and i have a different view on school i have learned a little bit about how one's view may affect other things in there life. He stays …show more content…
The protagonists and I share a similar trait through close levels of competition. The protagonists way of competition is more revolved around his work/ literature and through his educational experiences. He takes his writing /literature serious. Making goals for himself, he enters his works/ideas into contests and advanced writing exams which allows himself to gain strategies and advice learning from other people's strengths or mistakes. This allows him to set and reach those competition goals and move higher in the ranks. My way of showing competition is shown in a more physical sense. Through Athletic sports and any physical manner, including workouts are a way of how I show my competitiveness, I start low, then set goals gaining more strategies and flexibility, allowing me to move up in the ranks. The one thing that really glues our similar traits of competition together is the steps we both create for ourselves. One; we have an idea, Two; we try out that idea , Three; we learn from the mistakes and note what worked, And Four; we watch , listen , take in advice, and try again with a different strategy. That is what gives the protagonists and I strength and confidence to move on , It is what allows us to grow while moving up in the ranks becoming better each