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Character Analysis Of Jayson From Fast Break
In the story, Fast break, the mainw character, Jayson, has to survive on his own. His mom died and his mom’s boyfriend left him. Now he has to do whatever is necessary to survive on his own, even stealing. He has been living on his own and nobody, not even his closest friends know. He’s been stealing until one day, he gets too cocky and goes for something big. Jayson steals whatever he needs such as food and clothing. Jayson steals bread from the Broad Avenue Food Mart. In the passage, it says,” Jayson, using his quick hands, put the loaf of bread under his sweatshirt. Then walked calmly toward the door” (Lupica 6). Also, when Jayson needed new footwear, he tried to steal them from Foot Locker but he got caught. “That’s when he felt

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