Joel’s Comments (group member since Oct 28, 2015)

Joel’s comments from the Ms. Vaughn's 5th and 6th Hour group.

I would disagree with Chris because I believe that some, if not most people are independent enough to make their own choices despite the influences of outside forces such as their friends. While it is true that friends make great influences for the actions of someone, their are in no way controlled by their friends.In Gordie's case, he is able to control himself. He is able to control himself because despite the idiotic acts of Vern and Teddy, Gordie is still on a much more promising path than his friends. He is about to take college courses in school and commits to his writing, while also being around people like Vern and Teddy. It also works in a reverse since Teddy and Vern both are good friends with a good influence such as Gordie, but still behave vastly different than Gordie, which further proves that people can negate the influences of their peers.