Analysis Of Relationships In S. E. Hinton's 'Rumble Fish'

Many people in today’s world view bars as a rather social place (“Bars and Clubs”). The article indicates that people use bars to hang out with friends, meet new people, or just be part of a lively atmosphere. If this is true, how does alcoholism lead to segregation? Sadly, being an alcoholic does not mean you will always be the life of the party. As seen in The Glass Castle, Rex’s alcoholism causes the segregation of not just him, but his entire family. For example, while the family is living in Welch, one of the men at the bar offers to give Jeannette and Rex a ride home. While in the car, the man says to Jeannette, “For the daughter of the town drunk, you sure got big plans,” (Walls 183). This quote expertly shows the severity of the Rex’s segregation. Even among fellow drinkers, Rex is singled out for his alcoholism. His addiction is so strong that he is looked down upon by the others and labeled as the town drunk. This quote also shows how the children receive the brunt of Rex’s alcoholism. Because Rex spends his days drinking and passing out in bars, everyone expects that the children will be no better than he is. Another example of Rex’s alcoholism causing their segregation occurs when Jeannette is kicked out of the town pool by a boy named Ernie Goad. As Jeannette described him, “Ernie Goad was a pug-nosed, thick-necked kid who had little eyes set practically on the sides of his head, like a whale. He

In Boulder Colorado is a similar debate going on, whether to lower the drinking age or not. Tom Koby, Police Chief of Boulder Colorado, also believes that the drinking age needs to be lowered. He thinks that they need to focus on the underlying issue of alcohol abuse more than on people who are consuming alcohol illegally. “The problem is we’ve forgotten to teach people how to use alcohol. There is nothing fundamentally bad about alcohol.” (Bregman) Professor Engs says, “responsible drinking can be taught through educational programs and role modeling.” Both Police Chief Koby and Professor Engs think that by educating students about the effects of alcohol and what may happen while intoxicated will help lower the percentage of binge drinkers. Along with Professor Engs, Koby thinks, “when used properly alcohol can serve important societal functions.” Professor Engs

While winning an arm wrestling match with his father, Manning feels the same thrill as hooking a giant fish. But he decides he would be happier if he “let him go, cut the line, keep the legend alive.” Reference of the father as a big fish stresses his physical and spiritual prominence. By referring to him as a “legend,” Manning clearly shows his awe and admiration for his father and his authorities as a guardian of the family. Though his father is growing weak, his former presence as a protective father will always remain as his legend. The reference to the big fish can also relate to Daniel Wallace’s Big Fish. The novel is similar with Manning’s story in that it is about a father-and-son relationship where Edward, the father, becomes a legendary big fish through his stories, just as Manning’s father is portrayed as a “Big Joe” for his significance in the family. Manning’s decision to free the fish reflects his desire not to destroy his father’s glory but preserve

Have you ever read S.E. Hinton’s book? Hinton is a famous author who wrote about teens and inspires them all over the world. HInton’s books are based on her point of view when she was growing up as a child. She mostly concentrated on theme and character .S.E Hinton is a popular author who writes about how it was to be a teen and teenagers all over the world have read her books. She also sold 4 million books all over the U.S. and is known mostly for her body of work.

Young people have been attracted to alcohol since the early 1820’s, and it “...has rattled authorities around the world for centuries” (Clark 5). Through the 1800’s and into the 1900’s, “...anti-saloon activists helped to pass Prohibition in 1919 by circulating pictures of children sneaking alcohol out of taverns” (Clark 5). Teen drinking, however, climbed quickly after World War II and proceeded in an upward motion up into, “...the early 1970’s…[where there was a] successful movement to give 18-year-olds the right to vote” (Clark 6). And with

As much as humans don’t want to admit it, the world wasn’t solely created for us. The novel, Ishmael, written by Daniel Quinn has given us an insight on how the world has been treated by man and how it could end. In a time where the world is being destroyed we need to step up and protect the earth from total destruction.

On February 3, 2017, Tim Piazza, a sophomore here at Penn State, tragically lost his life at the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house. This horrific event was a result of irresponsible consumption of alcohol and binge drinking. Sadly, this is not an isolated incident. Around the nation, countless young adults have lost their life due to the thoughtless consumption of alcohol. Unfortunately, the common census between the majority of the average day Americans is that the most effective way to make drinking safer for young adults is enforcing a minimum drinking age of twenty one. This law, as well as the common census, are a direct result from the efforts of Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) more than thirty years ago (“Drinking Culture”). MADD’s objective and goal is quite understandable; they want the young adults of today’s world to be safe and not put themselves into dangerous situations with alcohol, but they doing more harm than good. (“The Problem”). Safety is the single objective from each side in this argument, but MADD’s flawed logic and ignorance to reality has formed a belief that results in an unsafe drinking culture, resulting in more deaths, such as the tragic passing of Tim Piazza, unless the drinking age is lowered to eighteen, as well as establishing an open dialogue about drinking itself.

According to Andrew Herman, “Each year, 14,000 die from drinking too much. 600,000 are victims of alcohol related physical assault and 17,000 are a result of drunken driving deaths, many being innocent bystanders” (470). These massive numbers bring about an important realization: alcohol is a huge issue in America today. Although the problem is evident in Americans of all ages, the biggest issue is present in young adults and teens. In fact, teens begin to feel the effects of alcohol twice as fast as adults and are more likely to participate in “binge-drinking” (Sullivan 473). The problem is evident, but the solution may be simple. Although opponents argue lowering the drinking age could make alcohol available to some teens not

The central point of Rob Sheffield’s essay “Rumblefish” is that a person can become a vital part of your life. Even after that person is gone, the memories you have of the person continue to be a part of your life. The relationship of Rob and Renée described in the story was the story of two inseparable individuals. Their friend’s sister even thought they were one person named “Robin Renée” (649). Sheffield wants to remember every detail about Renée. He fears forgetting even the slightest detail about Renée (650). Renée lives through the songs on the mixtape. Sheffield states that “Renée’s not done with me yet” (652). The music and the memories Sheffield has of Renée are still an important part of his. The songs in the narrative help set the

A choice of not putting the effort and vitality in building a relationship can make a person irresponsible, which impacts a relationship. When he discovered that Johnny doesn’t have a full scout uniform because of lack of money, his first response was “What’s the matter with this family anyway? God knows what the neighbor must think of me.” What others thought was more important to him than his own family. John Purcell's alcoholic habit has moved him far from the association with his child despite the fact that he was attempting to get near to him. "On the evening of the banquet, he was a little late getting home, having stopped in for a few drinks with a customer who was buying an industrial site," he demonstrated an absence of judgment by having a drink before he even returned home from work making him late to the scout meeting, which was a critical meeting for his son. John Purcell never puts the time, exertion and effort to

I decided to write my final paper on Koren Zailckas Smashed: A Story of a Drunken Girlhood. A memoir based on a young 14 year old girl who drinks for the first time with her friend Natalie before a birthday party. Her experiences with alcohol doesn’t stop there. We learn that she gets her stomach pumped at age 16, and at age 22, wakes up in an apartment in New York City unsure of where she is, because of alcohol. After this, she realizes that she has a problem and that she needs help. I chose this book as the topic of underage drinking and alcohol abuse is constantly rising in our society today. It is a problem that many youth kids are facing, and this book perfectly describes a young girls story about her addiction with alcohol and the many poor decisions she makes.

Using comedy, they discussed what underaged drinking meant, the effects it has, and the risks it comes with. Though they kept the audience hysterical, both men provided us with hard and shocking facts about alcohol consumption, as well as debunked many common drinking myths. One of the most surreal moments of the night was when they asked the audience for volunteers to share their story on how alcohol affected them or a loved one negatively. As more stories were shared, I felt the crowd shift into a certain realization. As young adults, we are able to recognize the harsh truth of the actions many of us make everyday. It was extremely important to take that moment, to hear primary stories from people like us, to empathize as a student body in order for us to think twice before we make a conscious decision to consume alcohol illegally. Before we let that person drive home under the influence. Before we allow ourselves to be consumed by a product that does nothing but harm our bodies. It’s crucial to our young minds to be shown a new perspective on something so generally and wrongfully accepted. “Shot of Reality” helped our student body understand the effects of drinking, and possibly saved many of us from the devastating consequences drinking can

While Andy Jackson from Tears of a Tiger sand Rusty-James from Rumble Fish both seem lonely, they differ because Andy is pessimistic while Rusty-James is dependent. In both books, the characters lose people they feel close to. However, Andy proves himself to be independent multiple times throughout the book. Rusty-James relies on people helping him get out of trouble. Characterization plays an important role in the reader's understanding of character development.

Project X (2012) is a film that became an instantly popular between teenagers and young adults. It focuses on the high school students who are planning to throw a “rager” at one of their houses to celebrate a birthday. They advertise the party at their school and on the website Craig’s List, to guarantee that party is a “rager”. To their surprise, the party is filled with friends and strangers brining copious amounts of alcohol and illegal drugs. With the copious amounts of alcohol affecting the decision making of the party goers, the party quickly gets out of hand. Project X and similar films spotlight the practice of binge drinking among underage teenagers. Lawmakers around the country are weighing the decision of lowering the drink age. Wary of the change to the change in behavior of teenagers, lawmakers are teetering with the thought to lower the drinking age. Making the drinking age 18 instead of 21, will limit/stop underage binge drinking, and the injuries/deaths that go hand and hand with the behavior.

In Bret Aston Ellis’s The Rules of Attraction, drug and alcohol abuse runs rampant throughout the novel. The main characters of the novel, Sean Bateman, Lauren Hynde, and Paul Denton, heavily use drugs and alcohol throughout the novel. Moreover, as the author portrays, drug and alcohol use are heavily integrated into the college campus culture, as nearly every character is using a wide assortment of drugs or alcohol readily available in the 1980s. Even though awareness of this problem is spreading, drug and alcohol use is still a big concern decades later. First, the problem of alcohol use and abuse will be explained. An analysis will reveal that Ellis’s The Rules of Attraction is an accurate portrayal of the drug culture on college