![]() ![]() Violence, Hinton ultimately suggests, only breeds more violence.Īt the beginning of the book, Bryon and Mark view violence as a source of entertainment and a means of upholding their hardened reputations in the community. While violence may seem like an effective way to boost one’s reputation or exact revenge, it causes far more problems than it solves. ![]() By the end of the book, Bryon decides that exacting revenge or seeming tough is no longer worth the damage that violence inflicts on himself and others. However, the excitement of fighting wears off for Bryon over the course of the book, particularly because he realizes that “getting even” traps people in an unending cycle of violence. They see violence as a source of entertainment, a way to maintain a tough reputation, and the best way to get revenge on people who have wronged them. Violence permeates Bryon and Mark’s gang-filled town of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and the boys take part in it themselves. ![]()
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