Touching Spirit Bear Character Analysis

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Cole Matthews, in Touching Spirit Bear, is a normal looking kid with a few exceptions. He wore blue jeans and a shirt. “His blue jeans, heavy wool shirt and jacket…”p.5. Cole has dirty blond hair and is a 15 and a young looking kid.”He was an innocent-looking, baby-faced fifteen-year-old…”p.5 He is approximately 5’6 and 150 pounds.

Cole is a narcissistic juvenile delinquent who thinks he is the centre of a attention. Cole is the bully of his neighbourhood to be his friend with him you need to fear him. He has been in trouble with the law all his life. He doesn't fear the law because its always his last chance! “Don’t screw up. This is your last chance.” Anger is built up in cole waiting to explode like a ticking time bomb. It is where he's

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