davonc said:
Freewrite: As i read further in the book piri is now returning from his travels from “down south” now with a strong hate for white people because of his racial experiences in the south. Piri started to use drugs hard, i wonder if his addiction showed in his face sometimes you can tell when a fein is strung out or addicted to a drug. earlier in the book i never thought by the time i reached the the high chapters that piri will become a fein.
The 21st chapter of “Down these mean streets” by Piri Thomas might leave a reader feeling sympathetic, because Piri always feels the need to belong or be accepted he allowed his friends to turn him into a junky. An example of this is on page 200. I made it back to Harlem after that, back to hallways, rooftops, and amigos pads__and back to real drugs. Heroin does a lot for me__and its all bad. It becomes your whole life once you allow it to sink its white teeth in your bloodstream. I never figured on getting hooked all the way. This is sad because i didn't want or expect to see Piri turn into a heroin addict.
So far, the theme and main character Piri in ”Down these mean streets” might remind a reader of the story in another book. In Scorpions by Walter Dean Myers the Main character, similar to Piri in “Down these means streets”, does things to fit in that leads him into trouble. Both Piri and Jamal both “feel the need to belong”. Interesting fact is that both boys are from Harlem.
After this part of the book, most readers probably will be looking forward to reading the rest of this book because like I, another reader might hope that Piri kicks this bad habit and do something that can lead to him living a better life. What's probably going to happen next is maybe Piri might die in the streets because of his addiction, his addiction might lead him to doing something dumb that will end with him in jail. If he goes to jail that;ll be better then him dead because then he can kick his drug habit and focus on making a better life for himself.
