Tuesday Of The Other June Norma Fox Mazer Analysis

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‘’Tuesday Of The Other June’’ by Norma Fox Mazer is a realistic fiction story about a girl name June and her mom always telling her to stay out of trouble. But June runs into some problems with other people. In the begining June is happy with what is going on around her until a girl named June just like her comes to June's school. The other June is mean to June and June does as her mom has always told her to, stay out of trouble. The other june makes this hard for June. Finally June stands up for herself and gives the other June a taste of her own medicine, not only that she also gave the Other June a piece of her own mind. June is struggling to deal with the other June.
The other June is hurting June physically and mentally. I can prove this because in paragraph 35 the narrator said that the other June ‘’swam alongside me, blowing and huffing, knocking into me.’’ This made June really mad. Also in paragraph 35 the narrator said that in the locker room ‘’ the other June stepped on June’s feet, pinched her arms, hid her blouse, and knotted her braids together.’’ June has been hiding this from her mom the whole time because June doesn't want her mom to worry about it. She doesn’t want her mom to worries because they are preparing to move. June is letting the other
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I can prove this because in paragraph 35 June said ‘’The other June pinched her, hid her blouse, and knotted her braids together’’ and June got mad but did not let any of her anger out of her and didn’t yell punch or kick the other June. June was not getting mad and this made the other June repeatedly do this every day in the gym locker room. The other June is getting happier and happier because she can control June like a dog, for example, the other June can tell June to sit or stay just like you would tell a dog and June does as told. June is just not having trouble keeping her anger

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