Tears Of A Tiger Situation Analysis

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I can relate the situation from the novel Tears of a Tiger to my own life. For example me and my friends are very similar to all the situation in the book. The author wrote “after a while the car started to sway, but I wasn’t sure if it was me getting’ dizzy or if the car really was weaving across the expressway”.This quote from the author shows just how drunk the kids were. Also, in chapter 4 the author says “Then all of a sudden, like out of nowhere, this wall was in front of us, like it jumped out in front of the car, and Andy was trying to find the brakes with his foot, and then there was glass everywhere and this crunching grinding’ sound”. This shows just how fast things can change from having fun to a life threatening situation. This

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