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Rising action 2 rising action 3 alfred gets better as a boxer and he has his first three fights. There was no reason for journalist robert lipsyte to be at the first sporting event he covered. Parris is one of 10 eighthgrade boys at paisley ib magnet school. This summary of the contender includes a complete plot overview spoilers. Choose from 500 different sets of the contender flashcards on quizlet. The next few days alfred is in a stupor and eventually goes back to the gym to get his clothes and equipment.
When james fails to show up, alfred goes to look for him at the club. Free study guidethe contender by robert lipsytefree book. Alfred brooks feels restless in his harlem home as he waits for his friend james to arrive and go with him to a movie. The contender essays the contender is a book about a young black boy named alfred brooks, growing up in a poor part of new york. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. I left in 1971 to write novels and movies although in new jersey not california and didnt write another ya novel until 1977. The contender is a comingofage novel whose protagonist, a black seventeenyearold high school dropout named alfred brooks, lives with his aunt pearl and her three daughters in harlem, a predominantly african american neighborhood in manhattan, new york city, in the mid1960s. When you read for pleasure, your only goal is enjoyment. Summary alfred is running in the park at first light monday morning. Alfreds father deserted the family when alfred was ten years old.
The book s plot centers on a black seventeenyearold man named alfred brooks, a high school dropout living with aunt pearl and her three daughters in harlem, new york city. First published in 1967, the contender is the first in a series of young adult novels about boxing by award winning author and sports journalist robert lipsyte. He is the author of twelve acclaimed novels for young adults and is the recipient of the margar. The contender is a youngadult novel by robert lipsyte that tells the story. Donatellis code applies to all of life, not just to boxing. Alfred brooks was a typical high school student, until he just couldnt take it anymore. The contender by robert lipsyte, is one of my favorite books that i have read because it deals. His best friend is drifting behind a haze of drugs and violence, and now. It follows black teenager alfred brooks, who lives with his aunt pearl and her three daughters in the harlem borough of new york city. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of the contender by.
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Former sports journalist robert lipsyte makes the boxing scenes vivid and realistic, but he is equally successful at depicting life on the streets and alfreds inner struggle to find within himself the man he would like to be. The contender, by robert lipsyte, is the story of a young man named. The contender by robert lipsyte lets talk about that. The breakthrough modern sports novel the contender shows readers the true meaning of being a hero this acclaimed novel by celebrated sportswriter robert lipsyte, the recipient of the margaret a. This book is recommended to people that like sports such as boxing and for people that have goals they want to accomplish.
Hes a highschool dropout working at a grocery store. Alfred is faced with a struggle inside himself to become a better person. The contender by robert lipsyte is a novel about the hard life on the streets of harlem, and boxing. One fat summer by robert lipsyte goodreads share book. He waited on the stoop until twilight, pretending to watch the sun melt into the dirty gray harlem sky. Alfred is dissatisfied with his job and confused by the changes he sees going on around him, and begins training at donatellis gym to become a boxer. Donatellis point from the moment that he first talks with alfred. His first novel, a young adult book called the contender, was inspired by some. Alfred goes to coney island with major the next day, narrowly missing a runin with the police for majors possession of a stolen car. The contender themes moodbiography by robert lipsyte.
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James was there when alfred dropped out of school, and alfred was there when james dropped out a couple months later. One friday night in june, james breaks into epsteins grocery with members of a street gang led by the novels antagonist, a bully named major. Alfred does not want to be just another good little slave, but he doesnt wan. The brave the contender is the debut novel by american author and sports journalist robert lipsyte. Edwards award for lifetime achievement in ya fiction, is the story of. In the realistic fiction novel, the contender by robert lipsyte, alfred brooks has many challenges to overcome. The books plot centers on a black seventeenyearold man named alfred brooks, a high school dropout living with aunt pearl and her three daughters in harlem, new york city. Robert lipsyte was an awardwinning sportswriter for the new york times and the emmywinning host of the nightly public affairs show the eleventh hour. In the beginning alfred is working at a shop sweeping, he gets bullied and picked on all the time. At the turn of the century, lipsyte lived in new jersey with his wife, marjorie rubin, who is also a novelist. Perfect for acing essays, tests, and quizzes, as well as for writing lesson plans.
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