Similarities Between 'Bad Boy And' I Was A Skinny Tomboy Kid

The definition of childhood challenges is the problems/conflict people go/have gone through. This definition reminds me of the main characters in “Bad Boy” and “I Was a Skinny Tomboy Kid” who went through some childhood challenges. In the texts “Bad Boy” by Walter Dean Myers and “I Was a Skinny Tomboy Kid” by Alma Luz Villanueva both authors develop the theme of childhood challenges through conflict,characters’ thoughts and feelings, and word choice. In the first text, “I Was a Skinny Tomboy Kid” the message is that You shouldn't be afraid to show who you really are and to be yourself. In the second text “Bad Boy", the message is that you should always be yourself and that you don't have to live up to others/society's expectations.

The conflict in “Bad Boy” is that Walter basically forces himself to hide his identity and what he likes. The conflict in "I Was a Skinny Tomboy Kid" is that she walks around clenching her fist because she is really tense. She walks around on the street. Something that is Different about them is that their challenges are different. In “Bad Boy” Walter struggles with showing his true self. In “I Was a Skinny Tomboy” she struggles with finding who she is and her identity.

In “Bad Boy” Walter feels that he has to be secretive about his hobbies and/or likes. In “ I Was a Tomboy Kid” the main character feels really tense so she keeps her fist clenched. “boys my age were encouraged to play some sport ; I liked the poem, I liked dancing.” “my fists are tightly clenched”

“Books and Sports” shows how he is expected to play sports even though he likes books and dancing. “Fist clenched,tomboy” shows how they feel about themself. They are really tense so they clinch their fist and say a lot that they are a tomboy. Their emotions are impacted a lot by