Rumble Fish (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: S. E. Hinton
- First Published: 1975
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: 1960’s, North America or North Americans, United States or Americans, Adolescence, Teenagers, Poverty or poor people, California, West, U.S., Alcoholism or alcoholics, Child abuse, Substance abuse, Drug addiction or addicts, Juvenile delinquency
- Locales: California, Tulsa, OK
Rumble Fish contains many elements of the successful Hinton formula, in which a young male protagonist narrates the story of his often violent experiences during a crucial period of growing up. There are few adults or women who intrude on this romantic male stage, where the protagonist—like the reader—learns a number of important lessons about the world and people's roles in it. The names of the characters hint at the novel's allegorical mode: “Rusty-James” and “Motorcycle Boy,” respectively, the narrator and the older brother who gives the narrator his lessons. The...
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