Character Analysis Of Rumble Fish By Rusty James

“Things are rough all over.” - S.E Hinton quoted in her book “The Outsiders”. “Rumble Fish” and “The Outsiders” are both very similar books. Although there are many differences. Some major differences between the main characters, Rusty-James and Ponyboy, are love, strength, and confidence.

First, the Motorcycle Boy leaves Rusty-James with terrible feelings of abandonment. Once, the Motorcycle Boy left his brother alone at home when Rusty-James was injured and desperately needed him. Rusty-James says, " The Motorcycle Boy had left right after he dropped me off, and the old man left about the noon" (Hinton 104). The Motorcycle Boy's action by leaving his own brother alone, and even when he knew that his brother fears loneliness shows how he does not care about his brother. Also, the Motorcycle Boy knew that there is no one else that could help his brother except him, yet he chose to leave him alone. Additionally, The Motorcycle Boy never thinks about the consequences of his terrible actions. One day, the Motorcycle Boy broke into the pet store that they have in the neighborhood and let all the animals out, and his brother followed him. Rusty-James says, "The Motorcycle Boy broke into the pet store that night. I was with him. he didn't ask me along. I just went"(Hinton 129). By breaking the pet store, he did not think about what will happen to the owner of the pet store who lost all the animals that he was making a living out of them. He did not think that his brother, who sees him as a unique hero might follow him, and a bad situation could happen. After the Motorcycle Boy broke the pet store, the police followed them and shot them,

S.E. Hinton wrote the novel Rumble Fish to focus on the main protagonist, Rusty-James, living a rough childhood in a small town. While focusing mostly on him, she also dives deep into his best friend Steve. Rusty and Steve have an interesting relationship which brings out the positives and negatives in one another. Steve is the complete opposite of Rusty, yet the two are closer than ever.

In the book the main character, Bryon, is within a city that’s very treacherous for young adults in the 1970’s. As he grows up with his best-friend, Mark, the world seems to transform around him. Although, that isn’t the only thing that’s changing in his life, Mark seems to be growing farther and farther apart. Bryon soon finds out that everything isn’t what it once seemed.

This book is about a 14 year old boy called Ponyboy Curtis and his struggles with his friends and brothers. The book begins when Ponyboy comes out from the movies and thinks about how he wishes to looks like Paul Newman. And he also thinks how his brother Soda looks like a movie star. Then while he walks home and see a red corvair trailing him so he walks a little faster but four Socs got out the car with a busted pop bottle and they said they were going to cut him. But they were going to jump him so he tries screaming for his brothers Soda and Darryl. Then the Socs ran and then came Soda and Darry. They ask Ponyboy if he was ok. Ponyboy talks about their gang causing the Socs to run back to their cars. Steve Randle is Sodas best buddy since grade school he’s cocky and smart.

One of the themes that I have noticed so far in the book is linked with gang philosophy. One of them is belonging to a gang instantly gives a teen a second family. That family automatically understands him, which is usually different from the family into which he was born. Being in a gang also means that you are accepted. You are not an outsider. Life isn't fair. The idea that life isn't fair is based on one's perspective. Whether life is unfair to the greasers (the main character's' perspective) or to the Socs, (the rival groups' perspective) is a question that is repeated in the novel. A second theme that I have found in this novel is the use of the colors black and white. Hinton does a good job of painting verbal pictures in the reader's

There are a lot of themes in this story, but I think the one that stands out the most is that you should not judge a book by its cover and to love one another because at the end were all the same. As the book said “ The only thing we can do, is to learn to understand each other… Because in the end, the Greasers will still be Greasers and the Socs will still be Socs.” I really like that phrase because even though its not that long it still gives a big meaning. A lot of things had a lot of meaning to it but the main symbols are for example the sunset, the sunset is a symbol of hope for Johnny and Ponyboy when they had ran away. It also symbolizes the socs and the greasers as one. I think another symbol is Bob`s ring, I think it symbolizes his money and power over the greasers. Having greased back hair means you’re a greaser and greasers even though their not rich in money, their rich in loyal friendship and their not afraid of what people say or think because there not afraid of

The Outsiders, by S.E Hinton, Johnny Cade, a very dynamic character that was referred to a little dark puppy that has been kicked too many times and is lost in a crowd of strangers, but is yet known as a happy go lucky type of kid. Johnny’s parents didn’t care about what he did, his father was abusive, and his mother just doesn’t care what he does unless he does something wrong, then she yells at him. Johnny is the life in the gang, even though he is the most quiet and shy. Throughout the story the book shows how people helped him and how he helped others, including Ponyboy. Johnny Cade was 16, had long jet black bangs, and has big black eyes. Johnny was a greaser that didn’t like to fight but would if it came down to it. Johnny is a jumpy kid, he is always on the lookout for a group of Socs (a rival gang) that are ready to jump him. One night Johnny and Ponyboy met these girls, Cherry, and Marcia. They saw a movie together and when it was over they walked them home. As they were walking home a car came around, and it was a group of Socs. Johnny looked worried because it was the same people that had jumped him. All they did was picked up the girls and didn’t say a word.

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