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A Poetics for Bullies. Amanda Young. Jesse Kruse. Marissa Van Horn. Laken Heinemeyer. Anthony Schmalz. Cast of Characters. Push. Eugene. John W illiams. Bully Victims Slud , Frank, Clob , Mimmer. Push. Push is the bully
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A Poetics for Bullies Amanda Young Jesse Kruse Marissa Van Horn LakenHeinemeyer Anthony Schmalz
Cast of Characters Push Eugene John Williams Bully Victims Slud, Frank, Clob, Mimmer
Push • Push is the bully • He intimidates the other students to stay out of his way or do what he says Eugene • Push’s “sidekick” • Has a saliva problem • Helps push find new people to pick on
John Williams • New student to Push’s high school • Has a funny accent • Very nice • Makes friends with pretty much everyone and makes everybody happy Bully Victims • Slud: Crippled and unbalanced • Frank: Fat • Clob: Has a lot of acne and is ugly • Mimmer: Mentally delayed
Setting A high school, and surrounding town Theme Bullying and being nice to others Conflict Push wants to bully John but he can’t Get under john’s skin
Stanley Elkin May 11, 1930 – May 31, 1995 - A Jewish-American novelist, short story writer, and essayist.
Summary • Push is the bully at his school. Everyone is afraid of him. • John Williams comes to the school., so push wants to bully him. • John is nice to everyone including push and all of the other kids who are usually bullied by him. • push gets pushed around by the other kids in the school when he tries to start a fight with john
True or False Push has a salivic problem Edgar Allen Poe wrote this story John respects everybody and is super nice Short Answer Explain why Push doesn’t like John. Why do you think John goes out of his way to be nice to people?
Multiple Choice Push is a a. Badger b. Fish c. Bully d. Buddhist The nice boy’s name is b. John Wilkes Booth a. John Williams c. Anthony Schmalz d. Danny Worsnop Eugene has a a. Crippled leg b. Salivate problem c. Weight problem d. Speech Impairment
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