![]() ![]() ![]() At his first day of recess, he wears the hat onto the playground, which, not surprisingly, draws attention from everyone outside. Zinkoff is also known for wearing a gigantic giraffe hat, but, as a first grader, he is subject to the many older bullies who roam the recess playground at school. The confusion of pencil lines on the paper makes no more sense than the playpen doodlings of a two-year-old.” This episode is a classic example of how Zinkoff perceives reality in a very different way from those around hm. However, as Spinelli writes, “If she didn’t know what it was supposed to say, she could never read it. He runs up to his teacher, Miss Meeks, with a big smile, and shoves the paper in her face to show her how proud he is of his work. As if the Donald Zinkoff that was born six years ago is here and now, by his own hand, in some small way being born again.” However, there is a distinct disconnect between what Zinkoff thinks he is doing, which, in this case, is writing his name, and the actual outcome of his labors. ![]() ![]() Spinelli narrates, “He stares at his name, and it is as if he is staring at himself. Zinkoff could not be any more excited about this, or about school in general. In chapter 6, for example, the first-grade class of which Zinkoff is a part is practicing writing their names. It is evident from a very young age that Donald, known solely by his last name, Zinkoff, is a very unique child who does not act and react the same way that other children his age do. The protagonist of Jerry Spinelli’s Loser is the lovably helpless Donald Zinkoff. ![]()
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