Bullying: to use superior strength or influence to intimidate (someone), typically to force him or her to do what one wants. In the book Bystander by James Preller, bullying is a major factor in the story. A seventh grade boy named Eric Hayes moves to Bellport, Long Island because his father has a case of schizophrenia and his mother wants to get Eric away from the family problems, but at the same time, family problems isn't the only thing that Eric has to deal with.Eric is in 7th grade and is in need of new friends. There is a school bully named Griffin that pretends to be Eric's friend. Griffin is cool, popular and wants to be his friend but, Griffin always seems to be in the middle of bad things. The more Eric hangs out with Griffin, the
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This was demonstrated when the character experienced and/or the author wrote in the quote about how now one is themselves, they are followers. My dad always told me “Either be a thermostat or a thermometer.” This means set the example (thermostat) or be the one to react to other people's actions (thermometer). The quote is very relatable because in the world we live in now everybody is trying to be someone who they are not. People dress the way they dress because they think its cool. People act the way they act because they think its cool. Most importantly people try to be the way others are because they think it's cool when they should just be …show more content…
Griffin is the bully in this book. He influence kids to do what he wants them to do. This happens when Griffin influences David (a kid who gets bullied by Griffin and is Eric’s friend) to bring Eric to the cemetery so Griffin and his gang can beat up Eric. “Eric understood that something significant had happened. David Hallenback --- of all people --- had lured him off school grounds. It had been a trap. And it was here, Eric realized, where it was going to happen” (Preller 110). Griffin promised David that he would not bully him anymore if David brought Eric to the cemetery. Even though David was friends with Eric he betrayed him so that he would not get consistently beat up at school. These traits are what make Griffin a
This was demonstrated when the character experienced and/or the author wrote in the quote about how now one is themselves, they are followers. My dad always told me “Either be a thermostat or a thermometer.” This means set the example (thermostat) or be the one to react to other people's actions (thermometer). The quote is very relatable because in the world we live in now everybody is trying to be someone who they are not. People dress the way they dress because they think its cool. People act the way they act because they think its cool. Most importantly people try to be the way others are because they think it's cool when they should just be …show more content…
Griffin is the bully in this book. He influence kids to do what he wants them to do. This happens when Griffin influences David (a kid who gets bullied by Griffin and is Eric’s friend) to bring Eric to the cemetery so Griffin and his gang can beat up Eric. “Eric understood that something significant had happened. David Hallenback --- of all people --- had lured him off school grounds. It had been a trap. And it was here, Eric realized, where it was going to happen” (Preller 110). Griffin promised David that he would not bully him anymore if David brought Eric to the cemetery. Even though David was friends with Eric he betrayed him so that he would not get consistently beat up at school. These traits are what make Griffin a