Mark’s backpack) - Dooley goes to Rhodes party for Mark, because Beth is there, lies to his uncle about going to work - Ends up getting drunk, possibly his drinks were spiked - Wakes up next morning confused. He is said to have done a smash-and-grab. - Gillette is missing, then is found dead in the ravine - Dooley is sure he didn’t do anything again, or is he? Maybe he didn’t realize what he was doing because of the alcohol. - Dooley is determined to find out who may be involved in the 2 deaths, including Landers and Bracey(another friend of mark)
Will is currently on the path from victim to perpetrator. On page 176-177 Uncle Mark is talking to Will about his plan to kill Riggs, “He continues for nine blocks,/ gets to Riggs’s house, sees Riggs,/ pulls the gun out, and …”, “I got stuck/ Couldn’t say/ nothing else. Couldn’t say/ it. Hoped Uncle Mark would say/ cut.”
The reasons Uncle Mark influenced Will the most is that he shows that Will can't even say the word shoot and Will learns so much about him.
Ashley Cruz Mrs. Grey English 1 Honors 27 March 2023 The Power of Revenge In the story Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds, we’re introduced to how some people live and how they all repeat a cycle of power, loyalty, revenge and fear. You may wonder how people live with power, loyalty, revenge, and fear. Almost every character that was killed in Long Way Down sought revenge and got it, then they faced the consequences of being killed. The story states “There's a code of conduct, and what those rules are is number one, no crying, number two, no snitching, number three, always seek revenge.”, cited on page 31.
Mark is crippled by it at times, but he ultimately learns that the best way to fight back is simply by moving on and facing his fears the best way he can. It doesn’t work all the time but considering the situation he is in, he’ll do just about anything. The next movie I liked with a great theme was The
In "Long Way Down," author Jason Reynolds explores the devastating cycle of violence that hurts many communities. Will, the protagonist, showed us a exciting journey that highlights just how difficult it can be to break free from the vicious cycle of revenge and violence. The author shows this by telling us about how the characters were always told to get revenge, how easy it is to get pulled into the cycle, and that it makes people's vision/mind cloudy making them make bad decisions. The first quote that shows this theme is "No.3 Revenge if someone you love gets killed find the person and kill them.”
You could already tell that he was traumatized from this and this is where my argument goes, this shouldn’t even be forgiven in the first place. How would any of the things that he has seen ever be able to be forgiven for. Even if anyone does forgive this, the damage has already been done. It has already affected many people anyways so there’s no point in forgiving if there is no reasonable thought
Throughout the story of Long Way Down, there were several themes shown that had a significant impact on the story. Some of the recurring themes in this story are revenge and loyalty; the real question is, How have these themes affected the characters? Revenge plays a huge part in this story because the premise of this story is Will being motivated by his brother’s death, wanting to seek revenge and get justice for his family. Though, with every new character that enters the elevator, Will rethinks about getting revenge and overthinks his decisions. Each character gives him advice trying to convince him to not go through with getting revenge.
Mark can manipulate the other characters with his charisma and that is why he was the
Revenge is something that is very difficult to prove as being the correct way to handle something or an awful way to handle it. Master Jacob wanted revenge and he went over the top to deal with the rogues, but I believe that it was justified. In “Master Jacob” by Howard Pyle in paragraph twenty eight it states, “So there was an end of the matter, and Master Jacob had to march off home without his pig and with no more in his pockets than he had before.” Later in the text it states, “So they bargained and bargained till the upshot of the matter was that they paid Master Jacob fifty dollars, and marched off with the goat as pleased as pleased could be” (paragraph 45).
Mark starts off lost with very little but he keeps thinking positive and never gives up hope. Mark accepted the fact he was stuck on Mars and did the impossible out of a horrible situation. He shows that he got stronger throughout the book because one bad thought and he could have just given
This plot is one like no other. It combines the supernatural and the regular world, into an impactful novel in verse, that discusses empowering motifs such as gun violence and community influence on personal identity. In the novel Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds the protagonist, Will Holloman, had a brother, Shawn, who recently died due to gun violence. Will lives in an immensely toxic community, where violence is encouraged, and where brutal murders are normalized. In Will's community, there are three unwritten rules that must be followed by everyone.
Will becomes more responsible and caring for others and himself. Both characters learn to live their lives to the fullest because they never know what might happen the next
Revenge is a never-ending cycle that leads to the demise of an individual. In the book Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds when the narrator, Will, is seeking revenge after the death of his brother. Will receives advice on his choice from people who are presumed to be deceased and have came back to life. Although many characters in Long Way Down impact Will, the most significant character he encounters is Mikey Holoman because he alters Will's decision to get revenge. Mickey Holloman was most influential in Will's decision because he represented the endless cycle of revenge.
Revenge is a real thing in today’s society. It happens every day. There are different reasons for revenge from as small, as a small child stealing a stick of gum to a drug dealer murdering a nark. Regardless, taking revenge in itself may be for the greater good, or evil.
