Rumble Fish
Essay title: Rumble Fish
Rumble Fish is a great book for teens to read. It is a book about younger teens joining gangs. The main character in the book is Rusty-James who is a high school boy that is in a gang and likes to get into fights. Also there is a guy named the Motorcycle Boy who is Rusty’s idol. Some minor characters in the book include Steve who is the best friend of Rusty-James, another character is Smokey who is another good friend of Rusty-James, also Biff who wanted to beat up Rusty-James because they are in different gangs, and always are looking to fight each other.
In the story Rumble Fish, Rusty James is a greaser who has a lot of fights in and out of school. He always sees the Motorcycle Boy and whenever Rusty is in a big fight, the Motorcycle Boy always helps him out. Rusty isn’t a good kid. He has a police record and has been suspended from school for possession of a knife. Terrible things can happen to you if you don’t have a knife in certain situations