Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie: Character Analysis

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At JP. Zenger High School, a freshman by the name of Scott Hudson goes through many different changes. Scott is a shy freshman with very few friends. Scott isn’t into sports, but he does like to read. He has a crush on this girl named Julia, and he does whatever he can to get closer to her. Scott changes the most in Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie because, he overcomes his shyness and he gains more friends than he started with.
Scott changes the most by overcoming his shyness. In the beginning of Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie, he was very shy and was scared to talk to other people besides his friends. But in the end, Scott overcomes his shyness and starts to talk to people, it is like he stepped out of his comfort zone to overcome his fear. An example of this is that he was scared and afraid to talk to Julia, but would do anything to get closer to her. ““Scott…” “You okay” I asked. I was halfway surprised she remembered my name. She nodded. Her body jerked a couple of times as she bit back a sob. I took a step closer. “Did he… hurt you?” “It wasn’t anything like that.” … “I’ll walk you home.” “Thanks.””
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At the very beginning of Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie, Scott is playing basketball with his three friends: Kyle, Mitchell, and Patrick. Halfway through the story. Patrick moves out of the state, Kyle becomes friends with the wrestling team, and Mitch kind of goes off the grid, leaving Scott in the dust. This is when he decided to do something about it, and make friends through Student Council and the Newspaper. “Patrick, who I met in 2nd grade- Kyle, whom I met in Kindergarten- and Mitch, who I met in 6th grade, we’d done everything together.” (Lubar 4) This explains how in the beginning of the book that these were his true friends. “Wesley pulled up by the gym, then opened the door for me and Lee.” (Lubar 267) This quote shows how he has moved on and made more friends, such as Wesley and