Maniac Magee discussion

Climax is when something the book gets to its peak of intensity. There are many climaxes in the book Maniac Magee, by jerry Spinelli was between Jonathan Mcnabb and Jeffrey Magee. They were having conflict for a couple weeks and the tension was building up. Maniac meets two little kids who are running away to Mexico. He convinces them to head back to Two Mills, the town that they left. When they arrive at home, Maniac is confronted by Jon. They get into a big argument but finally they reach the resolution because Maniac retrieved his brother.

Another climax and resolution in the book Maniac Magee, by Jerry Spinelli is when Maniac is living on the East End. One summer day, everyone on the East end gathered around a fire hydrant that somebody had opened. Everyone was laughing and having a good time, until a old man appeared and repeatedly called Maniac several racial slurs. This is the climax because it when the intensity of the moment is greatest. The resolution is when Maniac decides to leave town for the greater good the Beales and the people of the east end.