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The Sympathetic Character In Maniac Magee By Jerry Spinelli

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In Maniac Magee, by Jerry Spinelli, Amanda Beale, is sympathetic. One way, Jerry Spinelli, developed the trait sympathetic when she was letting Maniac talk to her on her way to school (page 11).The reason is that she let him talk to her even she ended up late, and she let him walk to school with her. Another way Amanda was shown to be sympathetic was when she let Maniac have a book to read (page 13). The next reason is that she let him borrow it and she knew he would give it back, but she didn’t want to give him her house number. Lastly, the author showed that Amanda was sympathetic when Amanda gave up her room, so Maniac could sleep somewhere else other than the couch. Throughout the story, Maniac Magee, Jerry Spinelli made Amanda Beale as

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