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Erica Ferrel
English 100 (STACC)
09/3/14
In the book one of the students says that he is being chased by older men with bats and knives. In
return he retaliates with getting a weapon himself and pointing it at the men who were
intimidating him in the beginning. That day he is also met up with a guy who is staring at him in
the wrong way in which they both break open into an open fire. Another incident states that one
of the students sees her friend get shot while they are shopping for candy at the liquor store. The
pain and anguish her friends family feels makes her think how terrible it is for someone who
didnt do anything to deserve this could be punished. These stories relate in a way that weapons
are involved. A gun to be specific both students feel it necessary to find a gun for protection. One
way these incidents differentiate is one of the diary entries a young person dies due to the
violence going on in the streets. The other entry the student is creating more violence by firing
the weapon at a person trying to harm them. The students dont change their behavior they
actually participate in creating more violence by finding weapons to protect themselves with.
Also they continue to go on about their day as if nothing happened to them. The situation makes
the behavior more socially acceptable because everyone to solve their problem feels it is ok to
get a gun for protection.