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“The Day of the Last Rock Fight”
By: Joseph Whitehill
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• Letter: From Ronnie -> his dad=1st person point of view
• Ronnie is @ Fallbrook Academy (what is Fallbrook?)-must be away b/c he is writing his father
• Fallbrook=school for boys with emotional problems-Ronnie wants to come home, doesn’t like it there
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• Faculty so sweet-boys can get away with murder Why is it a poor choice of words? Was someone murdered?
• Ronnie is the only one that knows the whole story.
• Gene Hanlon was killed at Manning Day school
• Story-solved already-so this is a flashback
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• RONNIE SAW THE MURDER – and he couldn’t tell anyone!!! – Internal Conflict
• Characterization of each boy involved (use character chart on your study guide)
• Characterization & Relationship b/w the three boys (1st thing his father needed to know)
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Gene Hanlon•Senior
•Kicked out of old school•Big & Beefy•Blonde•Bully
•Played football•Cheated in the classroom
•Stole kid’s stuff•Part of all the cliques
•Everyone feared him-that’s why he had friends
•Told stories (lies)
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Ronnie Quiller
•Slightly built•Wore glasses
•Was pushed down the stairs by Gene
•Enjoyed school and books•BFF with Peter Irish
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Peter Irish
•Strongest boy in school•Never used his strength to bully
people•Stayed out of fights (unless for fun)•Dated Angela Pine-everyone knew
they were a couple•Parents wanted them to date other
people
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Pages 5-6 Noon Time Rock Fights
• Strict set of rules:– Two teams (Union vs. Confederates)– Each team had a fort-(like capture the flag)– Couldn’t use rocks larger than a hazel nut
• Before you peg a guy, you have to go chk chk with your mouth
• Object: to storm the other team’s fort
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• The real story begins-all background information given
• Peter was acting funny• Peter was in the bathroom Gene walked in-– Said he went out with Angela last night– Acted like he did something with her
• Gene tried to make Peter mad-External Conflict
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• Peter is super mad• Ronnie tries to convince Peter that Gene was
lying (just one of his stories)• Peter shares that Angela wouldn’t talk to
Peter this morning-so he believes that something happened (jealousy)
• Ronnie realizes Peter has been dealing with the internal conflict of being jealous
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• Rock fight begins• Feint (what is that?)-fake attack• Ronnie’s job: advanced observation post –He
observed what happens! Baker Post• Gives details about setting-must be important• Insert picture here
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• Peter leaves• Ronnie’s Reaction:– He feels sick – Runs to Able Post– He sits there shaking-Internal Conflict starts
• Marvin Herold finds Gene’s body• Ronnie acts surprised• They all assume Gene ran off the cliff
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• Ronnie lies about where he was-Internal Conflict-doesn’t want to have to tell people his best friend murdered Gene Hanlon
• Rescue crew arrives
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• Police & photographer show up• Ronnie can’t believe Peter can stand there
and act normal• Peter and Ronnie lock eyes-Does Peter know
that Ronnie saw everything? Ronnie doesn’t even know
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• Sergeant Gorman starts asking questions• Ronnie is questioned-he was supposed to be
there – he lies and says he was @ Able Post• Internal Conflict: Gets worse-Constantly
wondering what Peter knew, but didn’t want to ask or talk about it (Can you imagine?)
• Gorman will talk to each student alone
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• Ronnie is questioned• Smitty: “fell or was pushed”• Ronnie remembers seeing Gorman pick up
Gene’s cap full of rocks (what would differ about these rocks?)
• Ronnie said he knows Peter would never tell on him-this adds to his internal conflict
• Being with Peter, Nightmares
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• Ronnie really explains his internal conflict: “I could never tell you about this until my telling could no longer get Peter Irish into trouble.”
• Letter was written to tell his father everything-Wants to come home
• Gorman realized it was Peter: Rocks in hat & Peter was the only one strong enough
• Peter killed himself-didn’t want to go to jail
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• Ronnie feels better-”when Peter Irish climbed those stairs he did it knowing that I, Ronnie Quiller, had not squealed on him. That may have made it easier. I don’t know.”