Ulysses Hill
Ms.Louk
Petey
27 June 2017
Petey The Not So Idiotic Idiot Petey is a book about a boy named Petey Corbin which was written by Ben Mikaelson. Who was born in 1920 with cerebral palsy and at two years old he was sent to a mental institution and labeled an idiot even though he is quite intelligent. And even though he labeled an idiot he eventually created friendships with the people who realized that he is more than he seems but with every friendship the person eventually leaves. I believe Petey is a good example about how society treats the disabled.
The book takes place mainly in two in the first part of the book takes place in the at Warm Springs Insane Asylum in Warm Springs,Montana from. The Warm Springs Insane is a …show more content…
society. There are many examples of this in text the story conflict in this story is man vs society because of how Petey is viewed in the book. In the book their are a few people who realize that even though Petey's body does not work he is quite intelligent. Esteban Martin Garcia was the first person to realize that Petey was smart. After Esteban realizes Petey is smart they become good friends and, Esteban tries to teach him how to nod, and using the chocolate that he gives Petey every day as a way to motivate him. Petey begins to get upset that he can't nod his head so he decides not to eat anymore chocolate until he can. But When a group of civic leaders from Butte tour the ward, one of the men calls the patients “a bunch of freaks”. Esteban gets very angry quits working Warm Springs Insane Asylum. Three years later at age eleven Petey is moved from the children's ward to the adult ward. Then Calvin comes and also realizes that Petey is smart and they become best …show more content…
Petey thanks Trevor but he is still freaked out by the Nursing Home and the People who reside in it. The bullies that threw snowballs at Petey threaten to hurt him again so Trevor hide behind a bush, and watches to make sure Petey is okay. This continues for a whole week. That Friday after school Trevor goes to visit Petey, and finds out that Petey knows that Trevor had been hiding behind a bush, and watching him the entire week. Trevor and Petey go for a walk a together. Petey’s wheelchair is in very bad shape and on their walk, they run into the bullies who threaten them. Trevor whispers to Petey that she should he should fake a seizure to scare the bullies. This freaks the bullies out. Trevor tells Petey to play dead which sends the bullies running away because they fear they have killed him. Trevor and Petey laugh hysterically. Petey gets Trevor to pretend he is having a seizure for
Ms.Louk
Petey
27 June 2017
Petey The Not So Idiotic Idiot Petey is a book about a boy named Petey Corbin which was written by Ben Mikaelson. Who was born in 1920 with cerebral palsy and at two years old he was sent to a mental institution and labeled an idiot even though he is quite intelligent. And even though he labeled an idiot he eventually created friendships with the people who realized that he is more than he seems but with every friendship the person eventually leaves. I believe Petey is a good example about how society treats the disabled.
The book takes place mainly in two in the first part of the book takes place in the at Warm Springs Insane Asylum in Warm Springs,Montana from. The Warm Springs Insane is a …show more content…
society. There are many examples of this in text the story conflict in this story is man vs society because of how Petey is viewed in the book. In the book their are a few people who realize that even though Petey's body does not work he is quite intelligent. Esteban Martin Garcia was the first person to realize that Petey was smart. After Esteban realizes Petey is smart they become good friends and, Esteban tries to teach him how to nod, and using the chocolate that he gives Petey every day as a way to motivate him. Petey begins to get upset that he can't nod his head so he decides not to eat anymore chocolate until he can. But When a group of civic leaders from Butte tour the ward, one of the men calls the patients “a bunch of freaks”. Esteban gets very angry quits working Warm Springs Insane Asylum. Three years later at age eleven Petey is moved from the children's ward to the adult ward. Then Calvin comes and also realizes that Petey is smart and they become best …show more content…
Petey thanks Trevor but he is still freaked out by the Nursing Home and the People who reside in it. The bullies that threw snowballs at Petey threaten to hurt him again so Trevor hide behind a bush, and watches to make sure Petey is okay. This continues for a whole week. That Friday after school Trevor goes to visit Petey, and finds out that Petey knows that Trevor had been hiding behind a bush, and watching him the entire week. Trevor and Petey go for a walk a together. Petey’s wheelchair is in very bad shape and on their walk, they run into the bullies who threaten them. Trevor whispers to Petey that she should he should fake a seizure to scare the bullies. This freaks the bullies out. Trevor tells Petey to play dead which sends the bullies running away because they fear they have killed him. Trevor and Petey laugh hysterically. Petey gets Trevor to pretend he is having a seizure for