5. Summarize each chapter and give personal response.

 

In Chapter 4 I found that George in this chapter was in my opinion, was one of the one to focus on school be it sports or his grades. Yes he would let them drop once in a while but that was on the teacher. If they had challenged the students then George and his friends wouldn't have had those problems. It also seems that George is more of a viewer than a do things kinda guy. For example when he talks about the things Remeck did or how the only thing hands on he did was baseball with Sam. I do find it intresting that it was George that pushed the idea to go to college for free, and by doing that he changed not only his life but that of his frends.
 
In chapter 5 Rameck's life seemed so sad to me, with the people he hanged out with that lead to he getting into trouble. Rameck seemed so loyal to his freinds who in turn were only out for themselves. Peer pressure date back really far it seems, seeing as it was Rameck's friends that he so desperately wanted to impress that lead him to jail. Luckly it seems that he saw them for who they really were, instead of staying with that kinda crowd.
 
In chapter 6 Sam grew up in a dangerous place. I say this because when a man  pulls a gun on some kids for two dollars that they don't have, that place sure isn't somewhere I would want to go or have someone I love go and live. I can see how Sam's life could careen off-course with danger all around him. He would of course hang with older bad boys because to me he could feel safer with such people around him, who else would a person living in a place where you could be jumped, shot, and killed want near them. I could see that having the badest of the bad around you would seem like a shield. Sam's involvement in drugs is something else I really can't blame him for doing. With money problems and the dangerous enviroment around him, who could blame the kid for wanting to try and make life a littel easier. But unlike some people Sam knew what he was doing was wrong and he stopped the frist time, and knew that wasn't the life he wanted to live. Sam was smart enough to actually say no to drugs,and he did it with a group of people really pressuring him to do it. That to me is really brave. Sam giving in to peer pressure and doing that drug run, really spoke to me. Sam got away and could have lied about the car but didn't and him getting arrested for telling the truth said alot about his charcter.

In chapter 7 I saw how they boys started their entrance into college, fear is normal wehen starting somewhere new and many se college as a tough experience. But Carla help put the guys minds at ease, all of them getting into the same college may have really be what pushed them to go seeing as they would have someone there with them and not have to do it all alone. Getting into Seton Hall caused the three to change, from wanting to make memories together to having to end relationships with the knowlege that their lives would change, George knew this and ended a seven month relationship because he knew that this phase in his life would be important. from what I take from chapter 7 is that George from a young age didn't hang out with the wrong people and tried to do what was right and so far it has helped him stay outta trouble and now going to college and being one of three friends who have made it seems to me that he made the right choices.