The Crossover

“‘Cause when FILTHY gets hot

He has a SLAMMERIFIC SHOT

It’s

Dunkalicious CLASSY

Supersonic SASSY

and  D

       O

       W

       N right

               in your face

mcNASTY.” 

The playfulness of the word choice and the placement of words on the page support Josh’s confident tone and create stops and turns and differences in volume, much like a basketball game in action.

“1. ever since I watched

the clip of Dad

posterizing

that seven-foot Croatian center

on ESPN’s Best Dunks Ever;

soaring through the air – his

long twisted hair like wings

carrying him

high above

the rim – I knew

one day

I’d need

my own wings

to fly.”

The number one reason Josh wears dreadlocks is that he idealizes his father. He wants to be just like him, down to the wing-like locks. The pride Josh has about his hair runs deep, which why it is devastating for him to lose his locks later in the story.