Drivers Ed

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Book Report


Driver’s Ed by Caroline B. Cooney. This story is about con and facing the

consequences for your actions. This book involves the relation ship between 3

friends named Remy Maryland, Morgan Campbell and Nicky Budie. These friends

steal signs from this street called cherry road. Nicky stole a “STOP” sign because

she wanted one for her door. About two weeks after a women named Denise

Thompson, a mother of a 2 year old boy named Bobby was hit by a garbage truck

and died because there was no stop sign.



The structure of this story was horizontal. The major events in this story led

up to the climax. When these friends got together and stole signs of cherry road they

caused the death of an innocent women. These friends now have to learn to face the

consequences.


An important conflict in this story was man vs. con that these three friends

that did something really bad. They were the reason why an innocent woman was

killed. They don’t know whether to tell anybody about there secrete or just keep it

their secrete. They know if they keep this as a secrete this will haunt them for the

rest of their life.


Another important conflict in this story was man vs. society. The death of

Denise Thompson caused Morgan and Remy to face up to their actions. They both

told their parents and driver’s ed teacher. Their drivers ed teacher feels bad for his

self because he thinks he failed as a driver’s ed teacher. He thinks his class as a life
or death course because in other courses such as English you can pass without the

risk of death.


The other important conflict in this story was man vs. man. Remy and

Morgan both decide to tell Mr. Thompson. They know that he will be hart broken

but, they will fell guilty if they don’t tell him. As they both go to the door to explain

what happen they start to cry because they see two stocking...