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kyra96
kyra96
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High School - 9th Grade

In Hoot why does Beatrice help Roy?

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Posted by kyra96 on Thursday May 28, 2009 at 6:25 PM and tagged with beatrice, characters, plot, roy.

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  1. marilynn07 Teacher
    High School - 9th Grade

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    Beatrice helps Roy because at first she feels sorry for him as he is new in town. Roy is being terrorized on the bus by a bully named Dana Matherson.  Beatrice doesn't help Roy so much out of caring for Roy as out of dislike for Dana.  She also knows who the "barefoot boy" is.

    Later as their relationship develops, she helps him because he is helping her step-brother.  They have a crusade against the construction company that is going to destroy the burrowing owl nest sites.

    Beatrice helps Roy because she feels he is helpless in the new town. He doesn't know what he is getting into when dealing with her step-brother, and she is afraid that if Roy says or does too much, her step-brother will be "sent off" again.  Beatrice feels compelled to police Roy so that her step-brother will be protected from the consequences of Roy's "meddling".

     

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    Posted by marilynn07 on Friday May 29, 2009 at 7:38 AM