summer of the monkeys

OUTLINE Topic: Jay Berry Purpose: To identify the nature of the
force of the conflict which Jay Berry encounters, and indicate how they
help or hinder Jay Berry the protagonist in Wilson Rawls novel Summer
of the Monkeys Thesis: Before Jay Berry succeeds his goal he
encounters many conflicts that both hinder and help him through his
amazing adventure. I. Inner Forces
A. Help- personality traits
1. Determination 2. Confidence
II. B. Hinder
1. Fear 2. Over confidence
III. Outer Forces
A. Help- other people 1. Grandpa
2. Old Rowdy IV.
B. Hinder 1. Monkeys
2. EnvironmentSUMMEROFTHEMONKEYS

"It is every boys dream to own a
pony and a .22" those were the exact words that motivated Jay Berry to
realize his goal of catching Jimbo and the rest of the escaped circus
monkeys. In Wilson Rawls novel Summer of the Monkeys Jay Berry Lee
encounters many obstacles in his way of succeeding his goal. Before Jay
Berry succeeds his goal, he encounters many conflicts that both hinder
and help him through his amazing journey. The first inner force
that helps Jay Berry along his journey is his incredible determination. Jay
Berry displays his determination many times throughout the novel. For
Jay Berry to succeed his goals of bringing the highly intelligent circus
monkeys home he has to have a great deal of determination. He shows
an example of this when he fails to succeed his first few times out, but he
never gives up, and has the same motivation the next time he tries to
catch the monkeys. Another inner force that helps him on his way is his
confidence. For anybody to achieve a certain goal they have to feel

confident about what they are trying to achieve. Jay Berry is always
confident about his new scheme to catch those extraordinary circus
monkeys. Jay Berry displays this when his Grandfather comes up with
another brilliant idea, and he is so confident that he will catch the
monkeys with the latest plot on catching the monkeys. It is very important
to have confidence and to feel good about what you are doing, and Jay
Berry is one of those confident people who never let a minor setback
bring them down. Everyone has many goals they set for them
selves, and for every goal that is made, there is always an inner forces
that hinder you along your journey. Two of the inner forces that hinder
Jay Berry is his fear of the monkeys and over confidence. There is not
one person in the world who does not have a fear of something, whether
it may be a fear of heights or snakes. After that incident with Jay Berry,
Old Rowdy and the monkeys where the monkeys took it to Jay Berry and
Rowdy, Jay Berry has developed a certain fear of the monkeys. This
particular fear of the monkeys hinders Jay Berry slightly because of the
monkeys "leader" Jimbo. Jimbo is an intimidating monkey who enjoys
making a fool out of Jay Berry, Jay Berry is reluctant to get to close to
Jimbo because he does not want to be made a fool of by some monkeys.
The second inner force that hindered Jay Berry is his over confidence,
one may not think too much confidence is a bad thing but it could turn out
to be disastrous. Since Jay Berry has a great deal of confidence in
catching the monkeys, it is easy for him to get too cocky. An example of
this is when Jay Berry sees the monkeys drinking the alcohol and he
does not think to much of it. Then in inedible happened, he got drunk off
the alcohol and yet again gets made a fool by Jimbo. These are two
examples that hindered Jay Berry throughout the novel and it is also a
problem for many people to deal with. Everyone has outer forces
that help them to succeed their goals and these are some of the many
that helped Jay Berry. One of the most important outer forces that helped

Jay Berry through his adventure was his Grandpa. He was always the
one that Jay Berry can talk to when he needs help with his monkey
catching, and like most Grandpa's he said all of the right things. Another
significant thing that his Grandpa did for him was make him decide to give
up his dreams and pay for daisy's crippled leg. Another outer force that
Jay Berry could depend upon was his trusty dog Old Rowdy. Of course
Old Rowdy can't speak but Jay Berry felt that Rowdy could really
understand him and his feelings. Jay Berry felt secure telling Rowdy
things and knowing know one else would find out. This was, if not the
most significant outer force that helped Jay Berry along his incredible
journey. Finally, there is a always is a bad thing when there's
a good thing.Some of the outer forces that were aligned against Jay
Berry's success was of course the monkeys, and the natural environment
played a big part in hindering Jay Berry. The monkeys were the main
protagonists aligned against Jay Berry. The monkeys hindered Jay Berry
with their intellectual abilities and also their physical attributes. Jay Berry
did not know what he was going up against when he took on the
challenge of catching the escaped circus monkeys. They outsmarted Jay
Berry many times making Jay Berry looking like a buffoon. Also the
monkeys physical capabilities are far more superior than Jay Berry's, also
you will not see Jay Berry jumping from tree to tree. Another outer force
that hindered Jay Berry was the environment. The sycamore trees are
much too tall for Jay Berry to climb, and the bottoms are very unstable.
Summer of the Monkeys written by Wilson Rawls displays
many inner and outer forces either help or hindering Jay Berry. In the
end Jay Berry was struck by a surprise when the whole family got what
they wished for in the magical fairy ring that Daisy found. The peak of
Jay Berry's success is when he got a chance to run with Daisy through
the fields, and also got his pony and .22. A lesson is to be learned from
Jay Berry's wonderful experience, if you do what's best and not just what

you want, you might just get both as an even greater reward.