Bravery

Even though Adam states that he has all this fear inside himself, and how he can’t help but to be scared at times. He may be scared, but he has tendencies to show how brave he can be. For example, when he encounters the German shepherd, Silver, at the hill, and he gets very nervous. Even though he knows that the dog can knock him down and then take advantage of his being on the ground, he still goes down the hill. He takes his nervousness and buries it because he knows that after going down the hill he is that much closer to his father and he needs to get to Rutterburg.
Also, when he is confronted in the diner by the other delinquents and they want to take his package from him. The one boy, Whipper, starts asking him questions and mocking him. Whipper doesn’t think that Adam trusts him because he leaves his bike at the police station. He knows that the other boys could beat him up because there are more of them than there are of him, but he still stands his ground. He doesn’t back down and that shows how he really can be brave. He doesn’t care who stands in his way or what stands in his way. He may act scared inside, but when push comes to shove he can pull through. It’s like he becomes brave when he feels that there is a threat that will prevent him from seeing his father and he can’t let that happen. He needs to get to his father to give him the package and he will confront all kinds of fear to make that happen.