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​​ =Scout's Honor = 

 All he wanted to do was to prove that he was tough. He thought the only way to do that was to go camping in the country. It didn’t go as planned. Also his friends, who tagged along with him so he definitely had to prove that he was tough. They all didn't bring the right materials. They even brought a dull knife! Everything got ruined and they all agreed to go back home. There are some dynamic characters and some static characters, but they all have their own personalities that make this story interesting. The setting plays a large role in this story and the plot makes people want to read on. The literary device just makes the story fun to read. All these elements make a good story just like Scout's Honor. There are a few characters in Scout's Honor. There is the narrator himself, Scoutmaster  Brenkman. Phillip Hossfender (Horse), and Richard Macht (Max). We do not know what the narrator's name is, but we do know that he is a nine year old boy. He wants to prove that he is tough and to show that he thinks he has to go camping. He likes to read comics in his spare time. At the end of the book, he shows his real feelings about this camping trip, that he doesn't like camping. Scoutmaster Brenkman, is his scoutmaster and a priest. Phillip Hossfender, the narrator's best friend, is a skinny, tiny scout. Even though he's small, he's threatening. (he threatens to beat people up) Horse is the narrator's friend and he comes along with the narrator to the trip. He also at the end, hates camping. Richard Macht, also the narrator's friend, is a round kid. He talks a lot and he eats when he is nervous. At the end, he hates camping too. Those are basically all the characters. All three hate camping at the end. In Scout's Honor there are many literary devices; most are similes, and hyperboles. Literary devices can make stories more interesting and alive. A simile compares to unlike things using like or as. A hyperbole is obvious and intentional exaggeration. The first literary device was an alliteration, the described a tree as a puny pin tree (page 54). Some of the hyperboles were very unique, for example: the last one off the bridge is a rotten egg (page 60). Others were common like you can’t ever get lost without it (page 56), it took forever to get here (page 57). The similes in this story were creative like: we looked like European war refugees (page 59)    In Scout's Honor there is a boy who was to prove that he is tough. He thinks the only way to do that is to go camping. His friends tag along with him. When they got to the subway, Max got on the subway and the boy and Horse weren't fast enough so the boy and Horse got left behind. The boy told Max to stay at the next stop and wait for them. When Horse and the boy got there, Max ate all his food and cried. Finally they got to the country side of New Jersey. It was getting late so they set up camp. They tried making a lean-to but they didn't bring the right stuff. They tried making a fire but it wasn't easy. They had to get their wood with a dull knife. Then it started to rain. All their stuff got ruined. The boy finally said for them to turn back around and go home. The boy knew that it wasn't tough but his friends said that he was tough saying that. They were scared to suggest going home. So at the end, they all didn't like camping. We have read the book scout's honor and the setting is in Brooklyn city sometime in the 1940s. High street subway station came next. Then they came to the first stop. Then the second stop. 168th street heading for George Washington Bridge came next. Then they came to New Jersey and the campsite. After that they went back home. ​ At the end, all three boys hate camping. They realize going camping isn't the only way to be tough. Horse and Max agreed that the boy was much tougher than them just because he admitted to go home. Nothing went like planned and it was a terrible camping trip. In this story, the characters are very interesting, the setting is from the big city to the country, and the literary devices are very vivid. Scout's Honor is full of adventure, fun, and teaches you a lesson. You don't have to do something really bold to prove that you are tough.