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RUMBLE FISH

Rumble Fish by S.E. Hinton Rumble Fish, by S.E. Hinton is the sequel to The Outsiders. The
characters names are different, but it is still taken place in the same time period. In
the story Rumble Fish, Rusty James is a greaser who has a lot of fights in and out of
school. He meets up with the Motorcycle Boy and whenever Rusty is in a big situation or
fight, the Motorcycle Boy always helps him out. Rusty isn't a great kid. He has a police
record and has been suspended for possession of a knife. Bad things can happen to you if
you don't have a knife in certain situations. For example, Rusty was in a fight and it
was going to be fought with knives. Nobody in his group had one, so Rusty lost. Then he
met the Motorcycle Boy and everything was back to normal until the big fight. Rusty got
hit, stabbed, and knocked out. Usually the Motorcycle Boy would help him out, but instead
he wasn't there, nowhere to be seen. Rusty was put in the hospital. The main conflict in
the story is Rusty James, and his fighting all of the time. It isn't good for him or his
reputation. Rusty usually wins and someone always is looking to beat him at his own game,
which is fighting, Rusty's specialty! The conflict is resolved when Rusty James is in a
fight against another greaser and the Motorcycle Boy isn't there to save Rusty. After all
of this happens, everyone starts making fun of Rusty. The mysterious thing is that the
Motorcycle Boy is never seen again. Now Rusty has no friend's what so ever! Read Rumble
Fish by S.E. Hinton, It's worth the read!