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Compare And Contrast Joe-Boy And Vinny

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In the story, “The Ravine”,Vinny and Joe-Boy are two of the main characters. The boys are both fifteen and best friends.Vinny and Joe-Boy are similar in many ways, and they are different in many ways.

Vinny and Joe-Boy have many differences. From the story,Joe-Boy seems brave. Between sections 180 and 190, Joe-Boy jumps off a 50 foot ledge like it is not scary at all. On the other hand,Vinny does not jump because he is scared and cowardly. Just before line 330, the story says that nobody talked to Vinny after he didn’t jump. Joe-Boy is also very childish. He keeps teasing Vinny about the dead boy. On lines 27 and 28, the story says that Joe-Boy tells Vinny that he might touch the dead boy’s face when he jumps in the pond. Vinny,on

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