In Chapter 21, James first shows he roll as the leader of the group. The peach is being attacked by sharks and all of the insects are worried that they are going to sink into the ocean to be eaten by the sharks. They all look to James for help. Although he is only a 7 year old boy, James is able to come up with a quite brilliant plan to save the peach. It involves using the Earthworm as bait to capture the seagulls so that they will pull the peach up to safety.
Clearly, the insects think of James as their leader. James easily takes on that role and proves to be successful at it. This moment is the first time that James has to put his leadership skills to work and he proves to be very successful. All of the children in the books that we have read so far seem to possess a maturity that is beyond their years and James is no exception. I for one think that his plan is very ingenious and I do not know if I would have thought of something like that. But then again, that is the magic of the fantasy.
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