"Greasy Lake" by Tom Coraghessan Boyle‚ is the story of a group of 19 year old adolescents‚ searching for a situation that will proclaim them as "bad boys" and how their minds change and develop. Tom Boyle uses the theme of being bad by showing different characters to symbolize someone always trying to be more than they really are. In this story‚ there are many symbolism that the author uses. The term "Greasy" means messy‚ dirty‚ and not clean. The term "Lake" means clean‚ pure‚ and blue. It is
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Greasy Lake Character Analysis The narrator of T.C. Boyle ’s "Greasy Lake" appears to be the ultimate rebel upon first glance. The unnamed main character goes out of his way to appear "bad" to his friends and anyone around him. The narrator explains that he wore leather jackets‚ drove his parents ’ station wagon and drank gin and grape juice to produce the effect of being intimidating and cool to others. By the end of the story when the narrator has the chance to continue his false image of being
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be Bad Character Through reading “Greasy Lake” by T. Coraghessan Boyle it is easy to conclude that all three characters (Jeff‚ Digby‚ and the narrator) think they are bad‚ by what was mentioned in the beginning of the short story by the narrator saying “We were bad (Boyle 1).” Bad according to Webster dictionary can be define as having a wicked or evil character (Bad). With this definition in mind‚ it does not really describe any one character in “Greasy Lake.” Digby and his cohorts all think they
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In "Greasy Lake" by T. Coraghessan Boyle‚ the author illustrates the journey towards adulthood for three teenage boys in a time when it was hip to be "bad." The narrator‚ the protagonist of the story‚ and his friends‚ Digby and Jeff‚ consider themselves to be "dangerous characters"(129) as they keep toothpicks in their mouths‚ wear torn-up leather jackets‚ sniff glue‚ and drink gin. The story begins with the "bad" boys taking out the narrator’s mother’s station-wagon to cruise the local strip‚ while
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I began reading “Greasy Lake” by T. Coraghessan Boyle‚ I thought these boys were exhibiting typical behavior of young-adult men and their behavior led them to trouble. Boyle kept my interest by anticipation and disgust at the boys of the boy’s behavior in this story. The narrator‚ who is the main character of the story‚ often describes himself and his friends as “bad characters” and this becomes more convincing in the story. Boyle also used Greasy Lake at not only the setting for this story but
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Donna Slender Prof. Jon Frederick Writing I April 2‚ 2013 Greasy Lake by T.C. Boyle The short story Greasy Lake is written by T. C. Boyle the son of Irish immigrants. Boyle recalls growing up ‘as a sort of pampered punk’. We see this pampered punk attitude in the story’s main characters. I was completely captivated with the way events unfolded in Greasy Lake as they struck like bolts of lightning one after the other. Three teens’ summer vacation told in vivid detail by the narrator and buddy
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“Greasy Lake” vs. “A&P” According to the dictionary‚ setting is defined as “the surroundings and environment of anything‚” or “ the locale or period in which the action of a novel‚ play‚ film‚ and etc.”. When writers begin writing their story‚ they must think about where and when the story will take place. It is important because the setting creates the mood and the world of the story. Although the stories “A&P” by John Updike and “The Greasy Lake” by T.C. Boyle are completely different when
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John Updike’s "A & P" and T. Coraghessan Boyle’s "Greasy Lake" have many similarities as well as differences as coming-of-age stories. "A & P" is about a nineteen-year-old boy working at a grocery shop who stands up against the manager trying to defend and impress the girls he is attracted to who are not "decently dressed" (Updike 18). "Greasy Lake" is a story of several nineteen years old youths who play a prank on a bad character and experience what real bad characters can do. Fortunately‚
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T.C. Boyle’s "Greasy Lake" (1985)‚ exposes the narrator to be the ultimate dissenter upon first glimpse. The anonymous main character goes beyond to appear rebellious to his friends‚ and anyone around him. Aside from the main character‚ two friends‚ Digby and Jeff‚ accompany the narrator on his journey to be bad on this “the third night of summer vacation” (Boyle‚ 1985‚ p. 615). The narrator explains that he and his friends were 19 years old‚ sported leather jackets‚ drank Tango and Thunderbird
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time. ”Greasy Lake” by T. Coraghessan Boyle‚ is a short story about three teenagers who portrays themselves as “dangerous Characters”‚ as the story unfolds they realize more and more that this behavior is simply not for them. The story suggests that people are capable of anything when they find themselves operating outside of social constraints. The author effectively uses setting‚ and contrast between the main characters before and after the incident to convey the theme. Firstly‚ setting is the
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