Plato: The Puppy Killer
By: Tyler Kappes
Lonely
Plato is a lonely kid because his dad is dead and his mom is never home. On his birthday and the day of Easter, his mom wasn't home and went out with her sister. Also Plato did not have any friends to hangout with.
Troubled
Plato is a troubled boy because he didn't really like his parents so he ran away many times to a abandon house to get away from his family. Then when his dad died and mom was barely home, he realized how much he loved them and shouldn't have ran away previously.
Violent
Plato was a very violent kid. This is because first off he killed 3 puppies and had to go to the police station. Second is he took his moms gun in her room to protect himself or maybe use it on Buzz's friends. Plato also then shot one of Buzz's friends and even shot at a cop.
Problems and Challenges Plato Faced
Plato's dad died and his mom was never home which lead to him being lonely a lot. He ran away from home a lot and he didn't have any friends. I think from not having a really happy childhood effected him a lot. He ended up turning really violent when he was older. Examples would be killing puppies, shooting someone and shooting at a cop.
Did Plato Learn from his mistakes as the movie went on?
No I believe Plato never learned his lesson as the movie went on. He started off killing puppies and having to go to the police station. Then later on in the movie he went back and got his gun to protect himself or shoot the people that jumped him. He then shot someone and shot at a cop. This ultimately ended up leading to Plato's death because the cops were scared that he would keep shooting.
Meaning of Plato's Mismatched socks
I think Plato's Mismatched socks represent how Jim, Judy and Plato were confused through out the movie looking for answers but couldn't gain any ground.
Theme
A theme from the movie would be the communication gap between teens and parents. Jim's parents try to help him through all his problems acting like they understand. The problem is his parents don't understand his life and just are making things worse.
Links for pictures
http://thereviewnyc.blogspot.com/2010/09/james-dean-in-rebel-without-cause.html
http://www.fanpop.com/clubs/rebel-without-a-cause/images/30655383/title/plato-fanart
http://pyxurz.blogspot.com/2016/03/rebel-without-cause-page-5-of-5.html
http://hollywood-star2015.blogspot.com/2015/03/my-first-time-watching-rebel-without.html