Plato, the troubled teen
When rebellion goes over the edge
Why was Plato a rebel?
Since Plato was born, he had a difficult childhood; his dad left him and he lived with the main of the house since his family was really wealthy. At the beginning of the story he was a shy and quiet character. Plato also suffers from parental denial as his parents are absent from the homestead and he keeps all his anger inside him but at the end it explodes. For this reason is maybe explainable why he killed the puppy...maybe he was really frustrated for his dad abandoned him so he decided to treat the animals in the same way he was feeling.
Traits of Plato...
Friendly
Plus, after the accident, he stays with Jim trying to distract him.
Different
Lonely
They are not just socks...
Was Plato a bad guy?
At the end he dies so we do not know if he would have learned something from this experience but I think he taught a big lesson to his friends: rebellion is not always a good thing and it can lead to tragedies.
Theme of the movie
The main lesson is that you have to be aware that fighting is not always a good thing and most of the time someone is going to get hurt.
CURIOSITY QUESTION!! "Would you go to the police if your parents told not to?"
If I was Jim I would have gone to the police and I would have told them the names of all the people that were involved in the race. Jim should not have gone to the race since it was really dangerous and he could have died for a stupid reason. I would not have cared if they called me "chicken" because being a chicken is better than being dead according to me.