Rule Of The Bone

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The Transformations of Chappie
In the beginning of “The Rule of the Bone”, Chappie was living with his mother and his stepfather. It was obvious that his mother her husband more then her own son. This was the first problem. The other problem was that Chappie’s stepfather was an alcoholic and abusive. He used to sexually assault Chappie and abuse his wife. In this situation, Chappie was dependant on his mother and stepfather for; shelter, food and clothing. He was getting himself in trouble constantly and was heavy into weed, which led to him leaving his mother’s house and moving in with his friend Russ.
Chappie’s friend Russ rented out an apartment above a video store where he worked with this other guy Bruce who was a biker. Chappie didn’t have a room at Russ’s apartment; instead he used the couch like it was a bed. Chappie was able to cut a deal with Bruce and his biker gang who crashed at the place that he was able to stay there as long as he kept them supplied with weed. This worked out pretty good for a while; Chappie 30
was independent and had a job (so to speak). After the bikers got into robbing electronics from the mall, things got pretty complicated for Chappie. His friend Russ informed his that he was thinking about stealing some electronics from the bikers stash and selling it for himself. For weeks, Russ stole a VCR here, a TV there and soon Bruce realized that the piles weren’t as high as they should have been. Bruce also realized that Russ was missing that was unusual, so he went after Chappie. Bruce tied him up and put him in Russ’s room almost all day. Then, out of nowhere, Russ came in the room through the window like he usually does and untied Chappie. Chappie quickly filled him in on what happened. What Russ and Chappie didn’t notice was that Chappie accidentally knocked over the space heater and the place caught on fire. The Bikers, Russ and Chappie escaped safely, however, B...