Bullying In Buddha Boy

Kathe Koja utilizes a unique, contradictory approach when exploring the conflicts of bullying, outcasts and how people treat each other. One event in the story that apperceives the theme of bullying is McManus and his crew ruin Jinsen's sketchbook after learning about his artistic aptitude. This action sanctions McManus to feel a sense of puissance by making Jinsen feel frivolous. Another event that transpired towards the cessation of the story involves the halcyon boy's banner being malevolently ravaged. This particular event shows that albeit the bullying does not get to Jinsen, McManus keeps on striving more and harder to hurt him due to his jealousy and envy towards him. A text to world connection that I can make is how countless people …show more content…
At the commencement, no one at the affluent, suburban high school relishes the weird incipient kid who looks akin to a Buddhist monk and scrounges at lunch. Albeit, Justin is drawn to the stranger and bulwarks him against vicious school bullies. This reveals Justin’s stoutheartedness towards not only McManus but the rest of Rucher High. Withal, despite incremented harassment from a bullying crowd, Jinsen relucts to fight, seek revenge, or get school officials involved, simply relucting to join the narrative they are recruiting him for. This sanctions him to keep his promise to Kim and his mother. A text to self connection I can make from this is how valiancy is something in this world that anyone can have including students. To culminate, in contrast to the many stories where the bullies/jocks/student "bellwethers" had the contentment of optically discerning their victims beaten down and acting victimized, here you have an incipient, "outlandish" kid (Jinsen) who won't give them that …show more content…
A paramount character that resembles individuality is Jinsen. One event that demonstrates this is how Jinsen dresses in long t-shirts, has a shaved head and asks for mazuma “like a monk”. This shows how he was not trepidacious to be himself in front of others. Further, Jinsen's artistic aptitude and vigorous moral credence in Buddhism sets him apart from everyone else. While others could care less, Jinsen sanctions him to explore the art of Buddhism. A text to world connection that I can make is how many people are trepidacious to show others who they are and be exceptional in lieu of just mundane. To culminate, every student, though Jinsen was peculiar until they optically discerned the authentic him and what he could