97 pages • 3 hours read
Walter Dean MyersBad Boy: A Memoir
Nonfiction | Autobiography / Memoir | Adult | Published in 2001A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more. For select classroom titles, we also provide Teaching Guides with discussion and quiz questions to prompt student engagement.
Essay Topics
Reread the following passage: “I didn’t want to be defiant. I wanted to be in the system that I was walking away from, but I didn’t know how to get in” (132). What makes Myers a “bad boy”? In what ways is his “badness” a reflection of the society he grows up in?
How does Myers form his views on race as a boy? How do these views change over time?
What attracts Myers to reading and writing? How does each impact the way he views himself?
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