Literature Help: The Contender
Fiction & Literature, African American, Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Study Aids
| Author: | Students' Academy | ISBN: | 9781310466052 |
| Publisher: | Raja Sharma | Publication: | April 3, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Students' Academy |
| ISBN: | 9781310466052 |
| Publisher: | Raja Sharma |
| Publication: | April 3, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
“The Contender” by Robert Lipsyte was first published in 1967. It was the author’s debut novel. Robert Lipsyte is also a sports journalist.
The story of the novel revolves around Alfred Brooks, a seventeen years old black boy. Alfred happens to be a school dropout. He lives with his Aunt Pearl and her three daughters in Harlem, New York City.
Brooks joins a boxing club to get trained as a boxer. He takes it as an alternative to drugs and gang membership.
Literature Help: The Contender
Copyright
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Plot Overview
Chapter Three: Characters
Chapter Four: Complete Summary
Chapter Five: Critical Analysis
“The Contender” by Robert Lipsyte was first published in 1967. It was the author’s debut novel. Robert Lipsyte is also a sports journalist.
The story of the novel revolves around Alfred Brooks, a seventeen years old black boy. Alfred happens to be a school dropout. He lives with his Aunt Pearl and her three daughters in Harlem, New York City.
Brooks joins a boxing club to get trained as a boxer. He takes it as an alternative to drugs and gang membership.
Literature Help: The Contender
Copyright
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Plot Overview
Chapter Three: Characters
Chapter Four: Complete Summary
Chapter Five: Critical Analysis
