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In CliffsNotes on The Contender, you look into a moral tale that emphasizes the importance of the fight over the prize, the quality of the struggle over the outcome.
Following the development of the novel's protagonist, this study guide's in-depth character analysis covers the coming-of-age of a high school dropout who literally fights young boxers and figuratively braves the inner battles of peer pressure. Other features that help you figure out this important work include
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A multicultural perennial favorite by Robert Lipsyte, <I>The Contender</I> is a moral tale that emphasizes the importance of the fight rather than the prize, the quality of the struggle over the outcome. <P>Hence, becoming a contender is what Alfred Brooks learns to do as he literally fights young boxers and figuratively braves the inner struggle of peer pressure.
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