Compare And Contrast Vinny And Joe Boy

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Two Hawaiian Boys named Vinny and Joe-Boy are the main characters of ‘’The Ravine.’’ Joe-Boy and Vinny have many similarities and differences.

Vinny and Joe-Boy are different in many ways. Vinny is afraid of heights and Joe-Boy is brave. In the text it says, "Vinny watch how a man does it,” as Joe-Boy was preparing to jump. On the other hand, Vinny was making excuses to not go into the water, I inferred. Vinny is scared of a lot of things, in the text it says “ Two weeks and one day ago the boy died, right here.’’Vinny does not want to be at the Ravine. Also, Joe-Boy thinks that it is fun, and he is not worried about the dead boy, while Vinny
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