Ward surprises Wesley and asks him to read his poem to the class. Wesley is a risk taker for not handing in the essay and for presenting his poetry to Mr. He chooses not to write an essay on Hughes, but instead, he writes a tribute poem about Hughes and how great of a poet he is. He ends up loving it and loving the poetry of Langston Hughes. Ward's class, Wesley must study the Harlem Renaissance. Wesley sees the value in school, even though Tyrone does not at first. He looks after his friend Tyrone to make sure Tyrone goes to school. Without Wesley being the poetry pioneer, the other kids would not have asked to read their poetry. Wesley "Bad Boy" Boone is an important character because he begins the Open Mike Fridays and introduces poetry to the entire class. He almost gets choked up and he seems to be speaking for the entire class. Tyrone's feelings really come out when he speaks in front of the assembly and says the poetry makes him feel connected to his classmates and he realizes they are not that different. In particular, he lets Steve, a white kid, rap in his crew. He seems almost racist until he starts to become friends with a couple white kids. He thinks they do not know him nor can they relate to him. Tyrone is distrustful of white people though. Tyrone is also a character in the sense that he says really funny things and has a good sense of humor. Tyrone comments after every poem is read. Tyrone is the main character in this book of 18 characters. His father had become clean and sober before he died so Tyrone has some good memories of him. His father died before he was 30 years-old in a drive-by shooting. He wants to be a hip-hop star, but he does not think he will live long enough to do so. The only reason he goes to school is for his friends.
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