This one was easier to follow than some of the other texts we have coming up, whether its the color or just getting used to seeing this form. It's, in a way, a classic tale of childhood, any ethnic body could have been substituted and it would have worked...ok minus the monkeys maybe.
On pages 32-33 this kind of plays out. You have the typical play ground bully with his followers, using things he probably heard from a parent (stay away from my dog) and then there is the one who looks like he wants to stand up to the bully, but just doesn't quite have it in him. We see him look back with an expression that almost says 'sorry'. We've seen this play out in reality. We all knew the bully and the kid being picked on. The cultural difference here could have been a physical difference or one of dialect, so the message can resonate through a wide variety of people. The underlying current of feeling left out is one many kids go through.
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