Crash by Jerry Spinelli: An Essay

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Jane rejected Crash before at a school dance, because she found him arrogant, but she perceives the change in Crash. Now Crash is compassionate, when before he was completely self-interested and only cared about football -- and himself.

Resolution: Penn runs in the relay, his namesake sees him run, and Crash does not 'win' the girl, but he wins a new friend in the form of Penn and at least has a chance at winning the pretty cheerleader.


Problem / conflict: How will Crash learn to be a mature individual and deal with his talent but lack of insight about others?

Solution: Crash learns about compassion from his grandfather's fragile physical condition, and the limits of proving yourself through physical excellence. He loses a race and wins a friend, and rejects someone who he thought was his friend, but realizes that the two of them only bonded through cruel tricks.

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