Rule of the Bone #6

The Birthday party wasn't an ordinary birthday party. I wouldn't even consider it a birthday party at all. This party that Evening Star supposedly planned for Chappie's birthday ended up being a party for all of Evening Stars amigos to come together and kick it. This ended up being a "come over and we can all get high and drink and not remember anything!!!!" Whats really missing from the party is the attention Chappie should be getting if its suppose to be a birthday party. No one cares about the fact they're all together because of him. But at the same time Evening Star is a little self-absorbed because of the fact that she didn't even get the boy a birthday cake.

Papa Doc doesn't even go to the party and it shows that he would rather go out and make money on selling drugs then attend his sons birthday party. My first impression of Evening Star is that she just likes to party and wants to pretend she is a mother figure but in reality she is no where near it

Rule of the Bone #5

Rule of the Bone is a coming of age novel for sure. It shows how Chappie went from a boy to a man. He reaally grew up over the course of the story. He didn't really know a lot about the world, but by the end he had really matured. The book itself shows the changing perspective that Chappie has about life.

1) "Yeah, you should choose between me and Ken."
This is showing how Chappie has realized that even though his mother loves him, and she should love him more than anyone else, that's not the way the world works, because when it comes down to it, his mother will always choose Ken over him.

2)"I never wanted to be the big tough kid who ended up on the other side all by myself and unable to say Red Rover, Red Rover, let even the littlest kid in the schoolayard, let Chappie come over."
This shows how on the inside, Chappie is actually really insecure, and he doesn't want to be alone ever. He has this need to cling to people all the time.

3)"But now I was into accepting I-Self as I-Man would say and as a result I didn't give a flaying fuck what people thought when they looked at me."
Chappie has really matured at this point. He doesn't care people anymore because he's content with who he is, so he doesn't need anyone or their opinion anymore.

My Life
1. One coming of age experience for me is when my sister left for college. Now it doesn't sound like a big deal but i didn't know the impact she had on the our household. I didnt realize this but she help everything run smoothly. My sister would run errands, pick up my little sister when she needed a ride, and cook when my mom was running late. After she left for college 2 years ago, I had to take the responsibility put onto my shoulder. This was a coming of age experience because it showed me to grow up and not rely on other people all the time.
2. Another coming of age experience was getting my license. Even though i was able to leave and not have to wait for my parents to give me a ride to my friends house. What i didnt realize at first was if someone were to get into the car, their life would be in my hands and if i were to get into an accident and they got hurt nine times out of ten I would be guilty of putting them in danger because i wasnt paying attention or rather find a good song to play in the car. This freedom gave me a life changing experience.

Rule of the Bone #3

I had almost lost all hope when I saw Russ outside the window. Out of desperation, I started banging my head against the window in order to get his attention. After a few times, Russ finally looked up and saw me. I guess he climbed up the drainpipe or something, because the next thing I knew, he was standing right outside the window on the roof. He opened up the awindow, and climbed through. What happened to you man? he said as he untied me. We gotta get the hell out of here Russ, Bruce is crazy!! He knows! He knows and he's coming for you! I responded. Russ looked confused so I filled him in on the situation. I know now that that was the wrong thing to do, but at the time, I thought it would help to get us out of there. As soon as I finished telling Russ aabout what happened, he went nuts. He broke the lamp that was on the table and grabbed a shard, and at that moment I realized he was loaded out of his mind. Let's get out of here! I pleaded. No, Bruce is f***ing dead, he threatened you and me, it's bad for him Russ said back. And with that, he pulled open the door and with his shard in his hand went to do battle with Bruce. I wasn't even trying to risk it, so I hopped out the awindow and ran for it, leaving Russ and Bruce and all the bikers behind.

Rule of the Bone #8

I really couldnt tell you how I feel about Bone and how he got revenge on his father. I have mixed feelings about it and there are both things that I understand and things I dont understand. I dont think it was really the right thing to have sex with Evening Star, but he finally can say he lost his virginity and finally be a man. It didnt really accomplish anything and his father would never find out about it unless Evening Star told his father, but i highly doubt that. I didnt see this event happening, but it does fit the confused, messed up life of the Bone. Everyone will have their opininons about whethter it was ok or not but we cant do anything to change the past. I dont think there are any consequences that the Bone has to live with besides his conscious and whether or not he thinks it was a wise choice to do that with Evening Star.

Rule of the Bone #7

Chapter 19 was a very interesting chapter. I didn't expecting the events that occurred in this extreme chapter. His life came off as such a peaceful and regular life and out of nowhere is only father-like figure dies. This is typical for Bone because he tries to have someone in his life who he can look up to as a role model and that person either lets him down or leaves.
Man's inhumanity to man is when humans treat other humans with total disrespect or neglect, which I think should never happen if you have any morals what so ever. In the book, there are prime examples of man's inhumanity. Ken shows this by having sex with Bone earlier and then treating him with no respect. This is just cruel and nasty and should never be done. I couldn't imagine anyone I know doing that to someone they love or doing that to a step-son that your forced to live with. Also, when I-Man is shot because of the fact that he got the bed rocking with Evening Star. That was no real reason to kill a man over, and I think it immature and stupid. This shows how dumb humans can be, and how we sometimes don't think about the actions we do.
I believe that I-Man is ultimately responsible for his own death. He should have been smart enough not to have sex with one of his friend's chicks especially if they're in the same house separated by a thin wall. I-Man couldn't keep his sexual desires under control, and paid the price. But that wasn't the only event that caused the death of I-Man. Bone should have never told his dad. I think he doesn't have a strong enough connection to his father to have told him that and most likely if it was just one of Bone's friends he would of never said anything. Doc should have never got that mad, and tell someone to kill I-Man. If he really wanted to get revenge on I-Man, he would of followed I-Man out of the house and chased him down but instead his sexual desires get the best of him as well. Jason never should have shot and killed I-Man. It was never any of his business to get involved between the two men and their problems

Rule of the Bone #4

Jamaica was based on fishing , hunting, and a small scale cultivation of cassaava, before Columbus found Jamaica which was in 1494. They disappeared in 70-80 years because of their contact with the Spanish which in time traumatized them. The Spanish used Jamaica for settlement in order to advance their conquest of the Americas. The British would later capture Jamaica in 1655, but the Spanish didn't really care. They gave very little to help support the conquest of their once settled partners. The British after settling down transported Africans over for their sugar plantations. The Jamaican colony depended so heavily on international trade that when the American war of Independence disrupted their trade 15,000 of slaves died of starvation.

I-Man and the Bong Brothers are similar in certain ways. They both ignore Chappie and don't really care for Chappie. Life with I-Man in his bus was a very chill life. They smoked a lot and grew vegetables. Life with the bikers was like Chappie didn't even exist. He felt secluded from the group, where I-Man treated him like family.

Haile Selassie- figure in both Ethiopian and African history. He is referred to as the returned Messiah of the bible. He led a future Golden age of eternal peace.

Rastafarianism- Believe in the judeo-christian God, Jah. True Rastas are believed to be immortal both spiritually and physically.

Bob Marley- Famous musician. Felt strongly about his beliefs.

Malcolm X- Stood up for black people's rights.

Rule of the Bone #2

I think the author's writing style is unique because it doesn't follow the writing guidelines of literature. It feels like the author is just writing without worrying about whether or not it looks neat. Just from the mind straight to the paper. My take on the Canadian is a child molester or a pedophile who takes random children who are helpless and naive. Also Chappie describes him as a big gross looking guy and he's walking around with a little girl and seems like he's raping her or sexually exploiting her. The way he is treated by the people in his life makes it seem like he's lost or helpless. No one to turn to and they all have authority over the fourteen year old boy who has no one to begin with.

1. Underage drinking cost the United States more then $58 million dollars annually

2. In the last thirty days 50% of teenagers report drinking with 32% drunk at least on one occasion.

3. Ten percent of teens report that they have attended a rave, and ecstasy and other drugs were available at more than two-thirds of these raves.

Rule of the Bone #1

Chapters 1-2 of Rule of the Bone really made me realize what the character will be like the rest of the story. Chappie seems like the kid that sat in the corner and no one would talk to because of the fact he is a little different then most or the one that would get picked on and finally snapped one day and became rebellious. I can see why Chappie is rebellious because of the fact that one day he might of just snapped from something happening at school or some major change in his life.But unlike most, Chappie is a little more extreme. It's okay to try different drugs once in a while, but then theyre people like Chappie who dont care about their bodies and do however many drugs they feel like to either get away from the world or do it for fun. That's pretty low if you're stealing from your own parents and then use the money just for weed that you don't even keep to yourself. However, he does show a sensitive side when he imagines coming home for Christmas. This I find kind of weird because Chappie goes from doing his own thing and considering himself a criminal to imagining coming home for Christmas with loads of presents for his mom and step-dad. I think Chappie is caught between living the life of a rebellion and a regular teenager. I really like this book so far because of the different writing style and storyline.


1.Four out of every 10 runaway children leave home at least three times.
2. Every year, more than one million children in the U.S. run away from home.
3. Kids as young as 10 are among the one in seven who leave their homes, although most runaways are between 15 and 17.