Revenge is always the best option when a loved one dies.

Gun violence should be stopped by creating stricter laws.

Often, seeking revenge creates a never-ending cycle of violence.

Will sees ghosts because he is crazy.

"They weren't meant to be broken. They were meant for the broken to follow."

"If someone you love gets killed, find the person who killed them and kill them"

"Same letters, different words, somehow still make sense together, like brothers."

"But you ain't got it in you, Will, he said, cocky. Your brother did, but you- you don't."

He compares the soap to a river to show how important it was to the mom's life.

He compares her eczema to a river to show how the disease and its wounds flowed throughout her skin.

He exaggerates the importance of the soap to justify why Shawn had to go to the store that day.

He gave the disease human characteristics to show how powerful it was.

Will is too ignorant about guns to use it properly.

WIll's brother had initiated him into the gang and given him the gun.

Will is likely to be successful in his attempt to shoot Riggs.

Will is too scared of the gun to use it properly.

To encourage families to always have each other's backs--no matter what.

To discuss school shootings and their impact on American students.

To persuade readers to vote for stricter gun control laws.

To make readers think about the effect of gun violence on families and communities.

Buck

Will

Mark

Shawn