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We are in the 1960's, where the hippies are smoking weed and celebrating peace.
The blue summer sky is illuminating the shady and poor neigborhood where fights, alcohol and drugs are the main source of exitement.

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Direct characterization
Mark is kind of a rebel, steals stuff and always gets away with it, tho he is faithful to his brother and friends, he stays really humble, tho you do not want to mess with him, because he is viscious and will beat everything and everyone that challanges him

indirect characterization
Mark is kind guy, he does not change his attitude over the lenght of the book,.

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Direct characterization
Bryon is someone who loves a good cold coke, who loves having girls falling for him

indirect characterization
Bryon changes alot during the novel, the way he thinks is way different, for example: he cares alot more for people like cathy or m&m or like

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Direct characterization
As a bartender, he is a tough guy, would beat the money out of you. He is

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Mark and bryon

Type and kind of conflict
Bryon and mark are two different persons,

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The first theme in this book is love
we can prove it by the relation of mark and bryon

Analysis
Mark and bryon have an evolving relation throughout the book, but it is motly love, brother to brother, they always have each other's back and if you didnt love someone, you wouldnt do that. Also, we can prove the theme of love with bryon and (the girl who works at the hospital snack bar), Bryon descrybes it as a weird love, that he never had to try to impress somebody or to

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Hustle (p.9)
To sell or obtain something in an underhanded way.

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ain't so hot (p.10)

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Direct characterization
A sweet and great kid, always with a bag of M&M, M&M is intelligent and
indirect characterization

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indirect characterization

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hitch a ride
to get a ride in a passing vehicle
(hitch hike)

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Mouth off
to speak in a rude or offensive way to someone

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Wisecrack
a clever or sarcastic remark

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Beat the money out of someone
to beat the crap out of somebody

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Hook someone up
engage in or form a casual sexual relationship

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Bryon and Angela

Type and Kind
Bryon and Angela were dating before the start of the book, and Bryon mentions how he hated and loved angela, mostly because she manipulated him in doing things he didnt like. in the book, Bryon and Angela have a hostile relationship, where Angela tries to "kill" or mostly injure Bryon by setting up a nobody to hit bryon with a baseball bat.

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Description
The second theme in this book is hate

Anaysis

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The 3rd theme is racism
In the book, because of the setting, racism is still omnipresent in the book,

Analysis
In the book, we see how the police abuses black people