Analysis Of Walter Dean Myers 'Bad Boy: A Memoir'

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Bad Boy:A Memoir by Walter Dean Myers is about value of education, isolation, and racism. Walter’s view of education changed from when he was little until he got in high school. Isolation plays a role in Walter’s life since he was little. Racism shows Walter how life was unfair. Value of education has changed a lot in Walter’s eyes. In the book Walter loved to get read to when he was little. While Walter was getting read to he wanted to learn how to read. In school he was one of the best readers in his grade. Now in 9th grade, school was very important but was his worst year because he does not study and gets in trouble with his so called “Gang”. Walter now realizes that school was not going to get him where he wanted in life because it did