Essay - Crash by Jerry Spinelli: an Analysis Rising Action: There are...

Crash by Jerry Spinelli: An Analysis

Rising action: There are a series of dramatic scenarios played out in Jerry *****'s novel Crash, including the stroke of *****'s grandfa*****r Scooter, and the issue ***** whether the mall coming to the city will be stopped. But the main line of 'rising ********** is the question ***** whether Crash will make a personal sacrifice of his pride to allow Penn Weber to run in the Penn Relays.

The incidents leading up to *****'s decision to sacrifice his determination to always be ***** best ***** to lose a r*****ce so Penn can ***** are the 'rising action,' a series of ***** that pile ***** that lead to the climax. Scooter's stroke generates Crash's sense of compassion for Penn and *****'s elderly relative. Crash's rejection of ***** cruel friend Mike and acceptance of Penn cumulate in the climax of Penn being able to run in the relays.

Climax: Penn's race ***** the great Penn relays is the climax. This takes ***** reader by surprise, given that at the beginning of the books, most of the clues Jerry Spinelli gives about ***** sporting climax of the book suggest th***** the climax will be a ***** footb*****ll victory by Crash

Falling action: The falling action takes place when Jane, ***** cheerleader who is *****s with Penn (a m*****le *****) asks Crash to her 4th of July party. Jane rejected Crash before at a school dance, because she found him arrogant, but ***** perceives the change in Crash. Now Crash ***** **********, when ***** he was completely self-interested ***** only c*****d about football—and himself.

Resolution: Penn runs in the relay, his namesake sees him run, and ***** does not 'w*****' the girl, but he wins a new friend in the form ***** Penn ********** at least has a chance at winning ***** pretty cheerleader.

Problem / conflict: How will Crash learn to be a m*****ture individual and deal ***** his talent but lack of insight about ot*****s?

*****: Crash learns ***** compassion from ***** grandfather's fragile physical condition, and the limits of proving yourself through physical excellence. He loses a race and wins a friend, ***** rejects someone who he thought w*****s his friend, ***** realizes that ***** two of them only bonded through cruel tricks.

Works Cited

Spinelli, Jerry. Crash. New York: Yearling,