Rumble Fish

S. E. Hinton

Characters: Who are they??1. protagonist A. mom2. antagonist B. dad3. protagonist’s brother C. Steve4. protagonist’s best friend D. Rusty-James5. protagonist’s girlfriend E. Cassandra6. absent parent F. Biff7. present parent G. Patty8. narrator H. The Motorcycle Boy9. substitute teacher (Why isn’t there an ‘I’?)

Characters: Who are they??D 1. protagonist A. momF 2. antagonist B. dadH 3. protagonist’s brother C. SteveC 4. protagonist’s best friend D. Rusty-JamesG 5. protagonist’s girlfriend E. CassandraA 6. absent parent F. BiffB 7. present parent G. PattyD 8. narrator H. The Motorcycle Boy

E 9. substitute teacher

Rusty-James’ Memory

• Rusty-James repeatedly indicates that he doesn’t want to remember…but he won’t say right away what it is that he doesn’t want to remember. How does Hinton use Rusty-James’ memory to help the plot unfold?