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Topic: Jay Berry
Purpose: To identify the nature of the force of the conflict which Jay Berry encounters, and indicate how they help or hinder Jay Berry the protagonist in Wilson Rawls novel Summer of the Monkeys
Thesis: Before Jay Berry succeeds his goal he encounters many conflicts that both hinder and help him through his amazing adventure.
I. Inner Forces
A. Help- personality traits
1. Determination
2. Confidence
II. B. Hinder
1. Fear
2. Over confidence
III. Outer Forces
A. Help- other people
1. Grandpa
2. Old Rowdy
IV. B. Hinder
1. Monkeys
2. Environment
SUMMER
OF
THE
MONKEYS
"It is every boys dream to own a pony and a .22" those were the
exact words that motivated Jay Berry to realize his goal of catching
Jimbo and the rest of the escaped circus monkeys. In Wilson Rawls
novel Summer of the Monkeys Jay Berry Lee encounters many obstacles
in his way of succeeding his goal.
A pair of homemade sock monkeys.
Billy Boo Berry
jay and berriesBefore Jay Berry succeeds his goal,
he encounters many conflicts that both hinder and help him through his
amazing journey.
The first inner force that helps Jay Berry along his journey is his
incredible determination. Jay Berry displays his determination many
times throughout the novel. For Jay Berry to succeed his goals of
bringing the highly intelligent circus monkeys home he has to have a
great deal of determination. He shows an example of this when he fails
to succeed his first few times out, but he never gives up, and has the
same motivation the next time he tries to catch the monkeys. Another
inner force that helps him on his way is his confidence. For anybody to
achieve a certain goal they have to feel confident about what they are
trying to achieve. Jay Berry is always confident about his...