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haythem
haythem
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High School - 9th Grade

Who is John McNab in the book Maniac McGee?

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Posted by haythem on Wednesday November 5, 2008 at 2:22 PM and tagged with characters, john, maniac magee.

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  1. bnhopkins Student
    College - Senior

    Love this book! Just read it a few months ago!

     John McNab is the 12 year old baseball player (pitcher). He is big for his age - 5'8'' tall and 170 pounds! He is known for striking out players of the other team with his fast ball. Maniac hits McNab's pitch and gets a homerun. McNab's group of friends (they call themselves the Cobras) chase Maniac into the East Side as ‘punishment’. The town is divided by Hector Street with whites on one side and blacks on the other. McNab and his family are very prejudice toward black people (as most whites in the town).

    Later in the story, Maniac returns John's two little brothers (they ran away) and Maniac actually ends up living with the family. Maniac brings Mars Bars (black) to the McNab household and Maniac has to defend him from the racism. Since Maniac is the hero of the town, this event changes the views between the whites and blacks. 

    Hope this helps!

     

    Sources:
    http://litsum.com/maniac-magee/
    http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/The-1990s-New...
    http://www.dist102.k12.il.us/facilities/fr/Maniac/page1.h...

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    Posted by bnhopkins on Wednesday November 5, 2008 at 3:31 PM