Literary Essay for “William aka Bill”
In the story, “William aka Bill”, by Tanya Sousa, the narrator
talks about a boy in her class who changes from a bully to a friend. The
theme in this story is that people can change.
Early in the story, the teacher gave William (the Bully) the
opportunity to change his name to Bill. When the teacher called out
“Bill”, the other students were caught off guard. He went by William
and others knew him as “William, the bully”. William said he “hated
William”. This showed that the boy wanted to change. He recognized
himself as a bully and didn’t want to be that person anymore.
Later in the story, the teacher started to give Bill
responsibilities like passing out papers Bill began to participate in class.
After a while he was raising his hand in confidence. This showed that
Bill followed through with changing.
Finally, after Mr. sandy talked to bill about his leadership
abilities, he became a leader rather than a tyrant-controlling the
playground. He helped a student learn how to properly swing a bat. He
also helped that same student when they broke their nose. This shows
that Bill was being a leader and helping.
In conclusion, William aka Bill changed from being a bully to being
a friend. When people are given the opportunity to change, they will
most likely take advantage of that chance. In the world, people should
treat others the way that they want to be treated.
Key:
Theme
Transitions
This showed-relating the evidence back to the theme
Connection to self or world