Bad Boy Blog #4

Summary Of Walter Dean Myers' Bad Boy 

         Overall, this memoir was very intriguing. Reading about Walter's life as a child and as he grew to become a young man gave me many opportunities to relate to. As a child, Walter and I were raised up in the church. We both were picked on by other kids because we were different. As Walter got older, his life choices were not all positive. He rarely attended school and his relationship with his parents was nearly broken. He started to get into shady activities with his friend Frank before Frank decided to leave for Philadelphia. After Frank left, Walter felt lost in the world because Frank was the only one that he could relate to and that could understand him. Walter decided to join the army to try and "find what he had lost" in the real world that he felt had let him down. While he was in the army, he learned how to actually fight to kill. He began to write again and some of his writing was published. He decided to write books for young children. His mother loved the idea and was very proud. His father on the other hand did not agree with it because he felt like it took Walter back to the days when he was a boy and he was a man now in his father's eyes. Reading Bad Boy has boosted my self-esteem To never give up or quit. Throughout your life you will come across challenges and people who don't want you to succeed. You have to have standards for yourself to let others know that you deserve respect. I would encourage anyone who is having self-esteem problems to read this book. This book will teach you that life is not easy and that if you want something out of life, you have to work for it. Nothing in the real world will be handed to you. Never stop trying to reach your goals.