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Who did maniac race why and who won?
mars bar greeted maniac when he was about four blocks into the east end. he showed maniac his new sneakers and challenged him to a race. maniac won the race. he turned around at the last minute to look at mars bar and won the race going backwards.
How does maniac feel about the race?
Maniac Magee was full of regret after winning the race. He looked back and wondered why he had even let himself win. He wondered if he had “done it deliberately, to pay back Mars Bar for all his nastiness.” The crowd that had gathered to observe the race was full of excitement.
Why is Maniac Magee always running?
Maniac uses running as a way to escape the pain that he feels as a result of his less-than-ideal life. At least while he is running, he is able to somehow escape from the problems of his life. The process of running actually helps Maniac ultimately find a resolution to the pain of loneliness he feels.
How does maniac win the race in Chapter 38?
Even as the crowd finally grows silent and the race starts, Maniac isn’t sure what to do. He wants to win, of course, but he’s also thinking about his competitor, and where he’s racing, “and what the consequences might be if he won.” Yet, when Mars Bar gains the lead, Maniac instinctively bursts ahead—and wins.
Where did maniac go and why did he go?
After Grayson’s death, Maniac wanders aimlessly in Two Mills and the surrounding communities. He ends up in a replica cabin at Valley Forge, where he is adopted by the McNab boys. He stays at the McNabs awhile, but eventually is forced to leave and wander on his own again.
Why did Mars Bar Hate Jeffrey Magee?
He can’t see (or rather, comprehend) that Mars Bar hates him, just as he can’t see how his own white skin makes him an outsider in Amanda’s neighborhood.
Why did maniac take Mars Bar to the pickwell home?
Maniac first brings Mars Bar to the Pickwell house so he can see “the best the West End had to offer.” Mars Bar is a big hit there. He is polite, and the Pickwell kids love having him. On the way to the McNab house, Mars Bar demonstrates his feat of stopping traffic.
Why did Maniac want to race Mars Bar?
Maniac didn’t want to race Mars Bar to begin with. The other boy has always been belligerent towards him because he is white, and he only wants to race Maniac because he wants to show him up.
Why did Maniac cross the finish line backwards?
Maniac doesn’t want to make Mars Bar look bad, but he doesn’t want to be beaten either. Once the race begins, however, he is caught up in the excitement, and, leading all the way, he turns at the last minute and crosses the finish line backwards.
Why did Maniac walk out of two mills?
Suddenly, the reality of hostility based on race—an idea that has been present only vaguely in Maniac’s mind—becomes unavoidably manifest, because this time it is directed at him. Not long after this incident, Maniac does walk out of Two Mills, feeling responsible for bringing hostility on the Beales, who’ve sheltered him.
Why was Maniac rejected in Maniac Magee?
However, Maniac’s innocence doesn’t last forever: he is initially rejected because of his naïveté of the town’s racial hostility, leading him to recognize the reality of racism and its roots in ignorance.