Caged Warrior by Alan Lawrence Sitomer

Brandon Sanchez

Plot Summary
The book Caged Warrior by Alan Lawrence Sitomer is about a boy named McCutcheon Daniel who lives in the ghetto side of Detroit. Since he was a kid his father forced him to get into caged fights and train martial arts to become better so one day he can fight in the MMA. But McCutcheon doesn't want to keep living his life like that anymore, always forced to fight to get money for the whole family,so his little sister named Gemma can eat, while his dad is a drug addict who always steals the money.But when McCutcheon wants to leave that life, the mafia running the caged fights and his dad don't let him leave, or do they?

Critical Analysis

The character is interesting because McCutcheon is mysterious and he comes from a place where everything is chaos and he is different from everyone else; he is respectful and quiet.He also tries to change the way he is and wants the best for his sister and not himself, so he is caring.He also has dreams of becoming the best fighter one day.