Bones

Bones As any teenager will attest, one’s independence is the most important thing in life. Regardless of what you do, you have to be able to do it on your own, without being tied down to anyone else or having to rely on someone for support. This theme, of having total independence, is the most important aspect in Rule of the Bone, by Russell Banks. The protagonist of the story, Chappie (or Bone), develops this ability throughout his interesting adventures, and it seems to be the most obvious progression he exhibits. Rule of the Bone can be divided into three distinct sections. There is first the part where Chappie decides to leave his home and live with Russ, then the initial experience he had with I-Man, and finally his time in Jamaica. These sections represent Chappie’s development of independence, as he gradually is able to break free from having to stay with someone and not depend on someone for help. Additionally, one can see this progression through the way the author uses Chappie’s name—from being always called Chappie, to a mix of Chappie and Bone, to totally Bone. Chappie bone, life, russ, independence, jamaica, chappie, time, people, own, important, story, someone, realizes, i-man, drug, because, way, very, one, live, knows, independent, good, go, friends, banks, able, teenager, smoke, right, relationship, really, pot, need, much, marijuana, living, leave, lead, home, himself, having, first, else, development, chappie’s, bone’s, being, always, against