What Happened To Jimbo's Life?

When he first moved in town, he was sent to the police station. He tried to be friendly to Plato who was at the police station but Plato treats Jim like a random stranger. He also meets Judy at the police station. He sees her several days later and asks her if she wants a ride but she already has one. Then he drives up to Judy and her friends and ask for directions. They just pointed in different places and made fun of him. He keeps on trying to get attention from the “cool kids”. His class takes a field trip to see the planetarium star show and listen to a lecture at the Griffith Observatory. An astronomy lecturer gives an existential narration of the darkness of the universe and Jim tries to make everyone laugh by saying, “Moooooooo” while the lecture is going on. After the lecture, Buzz and a couple of his bully friends make fun of Jim and call him a chicken which lead to a knife fight. Jim and Buzz make a deal on a chicken run. Buzz asks Jim if he has ever been in a chicken run, and Jim lies by saying, “Yeah, that’s all I ever do.” As soon as Buzz leaves, Jim asks, “Plato, what is a chicken run?” (“Rebel Without a Cause”) Jim does not know if he should go or not. Jim decides to think, ‘Dad said it was a matter of honor, remember? They called me chicken. You know, chicken? I had to go because if I didn't I'd never be able to face those kids again.’ Jim then goes to the chicken run and Buzz

Annie got the freedom of the streets, from her mother, as soon as she could say her telephone number. She memorized the neighborhood, making a mental map of it in her head and rehearsed it while she was in bed, picturing herself making turns onto different streets on her bike. She loved this boy who played football, but only spoke to him once in two years, so nothing happened there. Also Annie disobeyed her father’s wish to not go to Frick Park, but her mother let her as long as she did not tell her father. At Frick Park she started to learn more about wildlife by getting a bird book from the library and seeing how many she could spot at the park. She never met anyone at the park, but she would think about if a bum did come up to her she would

The Mirror Image During the depression, the town of Maycomb, AL is old and run-down; this mirrors the characters as they passively travel through the days. The first two chapters of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird are very uninteresting, and do not contain much action. The first chapter is used to introduce the town and characters. The narrator, “Scout” Finch, is arguing with her older brother, Jem. They are debating who is to blame for the breaking of Jem’s arm.

Musing on his adolescent years, he reminisces; “What was there for me to do after supper? Usually I had learned next day’s lessons by the time I left the school building, and I could n’t sit still and read forever. In the evening I used to prowl about, hunting for diversion”, and “One could hang about the drug-store, and listen to the old men who sat there every evening, talking politics and telling raw stories. One could go to the cigar factory and chat with the old German who raised canaries for sale, and look at his stuffed birds” (105, 106) Jim’s socioeconomic status created a singular expectation of him; furthering his education, a task naturally simple for him, allowing him nearly limitless free time to wander the town, witnessing everything around

Jim Kendall seems like a very outgoing person who kept the city in an uproar. He also kept the town laughing almost like the comedian of the town. Jim always came to the barber shop on Saturdays, he came so much that he has his own little personal chair. Jim seems to have a humorist personality because the narrator says that Jim would always say something about his rosebud nose. Everyone in the town knew who Jim was, so his personality was something people liked about the young

Looking around I was shocked: no animal heads on the wall or blood on the floor and there definitely wasn’t his arm in a glass case. In fact, it looked like any other home to me: a warm fireplace and pictures on the wall of friends, family . . . and medals? I was pulled out of my thoughts when a warm scent hit my nose. I looked over to see him holding a tray of cookies and warm cocoa. He offered me a seat and I eagerly asked about all the pictures and medals.

He looks over to a closet with two locks. The seems of the door have been taped to preventing any air from escaping.

Jim had always been an average country farm boy that went through the same routine every single day, except for Sundays of course when he went with his family to the local church. Jim lived in Wilmington, Pennsylvania, far from where all the hustlin’ and bustlin’ of the city was at. The farthest away from his hometown that he ever got was where he went to market. He went there with his father every Saturday to sell the crops they had grown and the meat they had killed that week. His mother and sister enjoyed sewing, knitting, and cooking while they were gone.

“Hey” Rodney said grunting while sitting next to Ricardo. Rodney was Ricardo’s best friend and secret crush. They’ve been inseparable since freshman year of high school. Ricardo didn’t respond to Rodney and just shook his head, gesturing a simple ‘Hi. Rodney looked at him and grabbed him by the chin and saw the tear streaks rushing down his face. Rodney looked dissatisfied and Ricardo just turned his head and looked down.

Jim still being a youngster was left in the care of a neighbor. Even though Jim and his mother were separated frequently they still kept close ties with each other.

One day Mrs. Johnson awoke from her routine, leisurely afternoon nap. She stood, stretching her arms clear to the ceiling. She was thinking about what she was going to do for the rest of the day. Once she concluded what to do she put on one of her favorite outfits. This put a huge smile on her face and a hop in her step. She opens the door and inhales the refreshing smell of New York City. She glances around taking in the vibrant colors of the flowers on her porch and the laughter of nearby children. She is absolutely positive that this afternoon will be perfect.

pursued Jim because of his high school girlfriend (p. 14). When Jim comes to visit, Laura is still

For a moment Louise sees everything in a new light of individualism, "She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life. The delicious breath of rain was in the air. In the street below a peddler was crying his

he most important thing about Jimmy and Bob is their devotion to this friendship. Both men has utter respect for this not ideal friendship. Bob said, “we agreed that night that we would meet here again exactly twenty years from that date and time.” The author briefly explains how the characters have fond of their friendship by showing that no matter what they have in their life, they would meet at the exact place and time. they treasure their respect for each other in their heart and not skip the day they will meet one another and the expressed it by showing the importance of friendship. Jimmy especially respected bob’s “companionship” that was built of the years that they grew together not to arrest Bob himself. The author used irony in the

“Hey, Buddy,” Sal said as he fiddled with the cash register. “Two plain slices and a Pepsi?” Sal was one of the first people I met when I first came to this diner. After a month had gone by of me coming in and ordering the same dish - two slices of pizza with a pepsi - Sal began to take notice of me. Now, even though I couldn’t call him an actual friend