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Character Differences And Similarities Between Vinny And Joe-Boy

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The author uses character traits to introduce Vinny and Joe-Boy. Joe-Boy and Vinny are best of friends but in the end they are not friends. Joe-Boy’s trying to get Vinny to do something and when he’s telling him to do it he’s being kind of mean. Vinny and Joe-Boy are different in many ways. Joe-Boy has a girlfriend and Vinny doesn’t, Joe-Boy isn’t afraid of heights but on the other hand Vinny is. Joe-Boy’s trying to get Vinny scared of jumping of the cliff into the water more than he already is. For an example he said “ You going jump in the water and go down and you hand going to touch his face, stuck under the rocks. Ha ha ha...a ha ha ha!” They also have many similarities. Their both fife-teen,

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