In the novel Don’t Call Me Ishmael written by Michael Gerard Bauer, Barry Bagsley is expressed as the year 9 bully and a boy who is utterly witless. These ideas of him are maintained by the reader throughout the book; the dialogue used throughout novel implies that Mr Bagsley is not very admirable. He is not easily distracted from the things he wants. Barry Bagsley shows the viewer the theme of bullying, which he makes easy to perceive and understand.

Bagsley is a feared school bully. The students at St Daniel’s all stand clear of him, usually. Barry uses threats and insults to bully others. He hurts Ishmael’s feelings by saying his opinion on Ishmael’s “Wussy-crap name” (p18). Barry Bagsley doesn’t take kindly to people resisting against