Hintons book appealed to me because of the focus on brotherly. This was a quick and easy read, though not sweetness and light, and does not feel overly. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by. This study guide consists of approximately 72 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of rumble fish. I loved the way steve and rustyjames met up at the beach for. Hintonthis study guide includes the following sections. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics.
Hintons third novel, rumble fish 1975, is similar to her first two novels. Rusty has an older brother who is an eccentric, and the story is basically about how tragedy befalls him and his family. At the time, the vietnam war was still raging, and the war polarized the american population between those who supported it and those who vehemently protested against it. Hinton the outsiders, tells the story of rustyjames, who resorts to fighting to feel good about himself. Rustyjames says that people look at him, stop, and then look again.
Hinton rumble fish is a great book for teens to read. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of rumble fish by s. Hinton, this film takes place during a summer vacation. Her book the outsiders was my favorite when i was around 12 or and read it numerous times. Rather, this is a youthgang violence saga transformed by coppola into an art film a very rrated one with all the positives and. It says something that, while a lot of 1980s movies tried to be musicvideos, no critics accused rumble fish of turning mtv, even though rock musician stewart copeland of the police composed the soundtrack. Rustyjames, who narrates the story in the first person, describes a chance. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read rumble fish. Towards the end of the book, the motorcycle boy is in the pet store staring at some siamese fighting fish, which he calls rumble fish, hence the name of the book.
Hinton 1975, is a young adult novel about brothers. It also explores his relationship with his older brother, motorcycle boy, a former gang leader he looks up to. Some how he found rusty james awhile after he got out of juvenile the motorcycle boy was always there to help his younger brother, rusty. She was the recipient of the alas first margaret a. What was the setting of the book rumble fish answers. Many teens will recognize and appreciate this realistically written story of a kid with no hope, living in. In rumble fish the setting takes place in california when the motorcycle boy goes and trys to find his mother when rustyjames was little asked in fish, s. It is not so much a question of events turning uncontrollable as it is a growing awareness that events have always been out. It came with glue spots on the back, that can be seen in the picture. When rusty james walked in a room steve would be right behind him. The main character in the book is rustyjames who is a high school boy that is in a gang and likes to get into fights. Towards the end of the book the motorcycle boy is in the pet store staring at some siamese fighting fish, which he calls rumble fish, hence the name of the book. Terms in this set 37 somewhere in a southwestern town.
Rumble fish opens and closes in california, at least five years after the main action of the story has transpired. Because rumble fish is such an elusive, dreamy book, progress in the story is made by an accretion of awarenesses, a repetition of imagery. She soon wrote the following story, which first appeared in the nimrod international journal of poetry and. This 65page study guidestudent workbook is designed to guide your literary students to becoming literary scholars. In rumble fish the setting takes place in california when the motorcycle boy goes and trys to find his mother when rustyjames was little home authors, poets, and playwrights. In rumble fish the setting takes place in california when the motorcycle boy goes and trys to find his mother when rustyjames was little. Hinton online on bookmate the classic ya novel rumble fish, written by celebrated novelist s. Rumble fish was a cool movie that looked a lot like robert franks the americans and had mickey rourke perfecting his richard hell impersonation with tom waits doing a pops chocklit shoppe routine, whilst listening to wall of voodoo and the police jamming on the soundtrackvery new wavetotally eighties. On a trip to california, he finds their mother who left home when rustyjames was very young. I shot rumble fish backtoback with the outsiders, in the same location.
It is not clearly identified in the book, but the author has said that it is her hometown of tulsa, oklahoma. Edwards award, which honors authors whose books have provided young adults with a window through which they can view their world and which will help them to grow and to understand themselves and their role in society. A boy growing up as a hoodlum in the shadow of his absent elder brother, gang leader in the slums of tulsa. Later that night, motorcycle boy breaks into the pet store and starts setting the animals free. Rusty james made negative comments about biffs girlfriend.
This study guide consists of approximately 72 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character. Rumble fish was published in 1975, but hinton wrote it during the early 1970s. Out of the two, the slightly earlier film is the one that garnered more accolades, but in. Hinton wrote her first novel, the outsiders, when she was 16. Hinton and immortalized by legendary film maker francis ford coppola, now a. Hinton, on her own turf, is still unbeatable, although she seems to have no more of a future, or even a present, than rustyjames has. In addition, the novels setting in time is also hard to pin down.
His problems are solved with his fists since he is dim witted and he looks to his older brother motorcycle boy for guidance. I then went on to read her that was then, this is now and liked that as well. Like hintons groundbreaking classic the outsiders, rumble fish was adapted into a movie by francis ford coppola and remains as relevant as ever in its exploration of sibling relationships, the importance of role models, and the courage to think independently. Recommendation characters rusty james 14 year old boy in a gang, careless, gets into a lot of gang fights motorcycle boy brother of rusty james, a conceited leader of the gang, has a reputation as being very mysterious questions to consider what is the theme of this book. Analyze plot, character development and growth, theme, and setting within the classic s.
Rumble fish tells the story of rustyjames, who is an interesting mixture of ponyboy and dally. The inside front and back cover are for another book not rumble fish. I have no memory if i read rumble fish or not, as we are talking about 40 years now. Even the luridly symbolic climaxwhen motorcycle boy is shot by a vengeful cop after burglarizing a pet store to liberate the siamese fighting fish rumblefish, to himworks better than you would suppose.
Rusty james, an absentminded street thug struggles to live up to his legendary older brothers reputation, and longs for the days when gang warfare was going on. Rusty james steve has always been with rusty james. A junior high school boy idolizes his older brother, the coolest, toughest boy in the neighborhood, and wants to be just like him. With matt dillon, mickey rourke, diane lane, dennis hopper. With diane lane, vincent spano, nicholas cage, larry fishburne, chris penn, dennis hopper and. Rusty james rustyjames is a fourteenyearold kid who feels he can achieve any thing in life with his fists. Hintons novel rumble fish because of the strong personal identification he had with the subject matter a younger brother who heroworships an older, intellectually superior brother, which mirrored the relationship between coppola and his brother, august. Mickey rourke plays a former teenaged tough who is idolized by. The trailer to francis ford coppolas 1983 film rumble fish.