Rumble Fish Group

Question:

ebssofly
ebssofly
Student
High School - 10th Grade

In what chapter or area (beginning, middle or end) does the climax occur in the novel, Rumble Fish, by S.E. Hinton?

Rate question:

Posted by ebssofly on Wednesday February 4, 2009 at 4:21 PM and tagged with climax, rumble fish.

Answers:

  1. bullgatortail
    bullgatortail Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

    eNotes Editor

    The climax to the Susan E. Hinton novel, Rumble Fish, occurs near the end of the story in Chapter Eleven. After the two brothers meet up at the pet shop earlier in the day, Rusty-James realizes that The Motorcycle Boy is casing the store. They return later that night but not to rob the store; instead The Motorcycle Boy frees all of the animals and takes the Siamese fighting fish--the "rumble fish"--to free them into the river. But he doesn't make it: He is shot dead by Officer Patterson, and the fish die, too. Because of his recent head injury, Rusty-James realizes that he is now color blind--like The Motorcycle Boy--and he is arrested and sent to the juvenile reformatory school.

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/rumble-fish/
    http://www.enotes.com/rumble-fish/summary

    Rate answer:

    Posted by bullgatortail on Saturday December 5, 2009 at 7:45 AM