Warning: Use of undefined constant referer - assumed 'referer' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 102

Warning: Use of undefined constant host - assumed 'host' (this will throw an Error in a future version of PHP) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 105

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays:102) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 106

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays:102) in /usr/home/essaywo/public_html/essays on line 109
Swear to Howdy - Papers Online

Swear to Howdy

After making pact after pact leading up to the last one Joey and Rusty didn’t know what best friend they really were. The book Swear to Howdy, written by Wendelin Van Draanen, is thrilling and, interesting. Swear to Howdy is a story about two best friends who always had each other’s back and found out what a real best friend is. Van Draanen uses figurative language to develop the story in Swear to Howdy. The main characters are Joey who is adventures. Rusty who always had Joeys back. And the two sisters Amanda Jane and Jenna Mae.

Joey was a young boy who really didn’t get much attention from his family. The quote “I started crying to cause I knew what he was saying was he loved Amanda ...

Want to read the rest of this paper?
Join Essayworld today to view this entire essay
and over 50,000 other term papers

114).That proves that Rusty is caring and cares about his buddy. Also the quote, “The first time I saw him with it, it scared me a little…” (pg. 38). This also proves that Rusty is more careful because his dad had warned to do when he saw somebody with a gun. All of it proves that Rusty is careful and caring.

The two sisters are very much alike they do the same things and almost act the same. When Rusty introduces Amanda June he says “you can`t call her Amanda June or she would bite your head clean of “, (pg. 10). It shows Amanda`s attitude. Also it shows how she is bossy and and always gets what she wants. And when Rust talks about his sister Jenna Mae he said “and sissy spent half her time crying and the other half shouting nasty stuff at us” (pg.119). That also proves she has a bad attitude. The two facts and commentaries prove that they are mostly the same in the attitude. But they are also mean.

Van Draanen always has a simile or metaphor that develops the characters in ...

Get instant access to over 50,000 essays.
Write better papers. Get better grades.

Already a member? Login

CITE THIS PAGE:

APA
MLA
Chicago
Turabian

Swear to Howdy. (2015, March 18). Retrieved February 4, 2026, from http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Swear-to-Howdy/104665

"Swear to Howdy." Essayworld.com. Essayworld.com, 18 Mar. 2015. Web. 4 Feb. 2026. <http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Swear-to-Howdy/104665>

"Swear to Howdy." Essayworld.com. March 18, 2015. Accessed February 4, 2026. http://www.essayworld.com/essays/Swear-to-Howdy/104665.

JOIN NOW

Join today and get instant access to this and 50,000+ other essays

PAPER DETAILS

Added: 3/18/2015 05:42:49 PM
Submitted By: quenne134
Category: Book Reports
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 460
Pages: 2

Save |

Report

SHARE THIS PAPER

SAVED ESSAYS

Save and find your favorite essays easier