Rumble Fish

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   brandih

   The novel opens five or six years after the main action, as Rusty-James runs into his old friend Steve, whom he hasn't seen in all that time. They are on the beach, far from the original action. Rusty-James has been "bumming around," not working since getting out of the reformatory after serving five years, and Steve is on vacation from college, where he's studying to become a high school teacher. Steve invites Rusty-James to dinner, an invitation he has no intention of accepting. Steve is too much of a reminder of some bad times.

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   Posted by brandih on Friday February 2, 2007 at 3:21 PM
   
   

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   brendawm Teacher
   High School - 9th Grade

   The novel begins years after the main action has occurred with two friends meeting on the beach reminded of old times.  The remainder of the book is told as a flashback.

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   Posted by brendawm on Sunday September 2, 2007 at 9:09 AM
   
   

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