Towards the middle of Avi's novel Crispin: The Cross of Lead, Crispin's relationship with his traveling companion, Bear, as well as his coming to terms with the loss of his mother, begins to significantly change his personality. While still relatively meek and fearful, he begins to become more confident and bold. He begins to learn a number of skills, such as juggling, playing the recorder, and becoming observant and aware of people's actions. Bear teaches him about the reality of social classes, and thus Crispin becomes more educated. As the novel continues towards its end, Crispin begins to trust, love, and care for Bear more, and a strong familial relationship is built between them. As they find trouble, Crispin becomes more able to take care of himself, even directly disobeying Bear in some instances in order to save himself, Bear, or other members of Bear's political gang.
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