Latino gangs, Asian gangs, white supremacist gangs, African gangs, Arab gangs, etc. "Here goes nothing," Danny said. He laughed at his own humor, pleased when Tigo joined him. Hey maybe sometime we could..." Tigo cut himself short. "You understand," Tigo said, "I got no bad blood for you." "Except what we got to do with it," Tigo said. The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett, Uncle Tom's Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe. "She's nice, ain't she?" Tigo shrugged. Tigo shrugged. "Come on, the last spin. "Now we got two cartridges in here," he said. Like sometimes... well, don�t you wonder what you�re doing stomping some guy in the street? He picked up the gun then and stared at it.
", "This is what the club said. "Sure, sure ... hell yes." "But Jesus you've got the heart. I mean..." Danny frowned. Tigo let out his breath and put the gun down. �What�s the matter?�, �Nothing. "I understand. "You got courage, Danny. "You game? "I don't dig too many of the guys on my club, either.". "My old lady's like a house," Danny said laughing. �... friends?�, �Sure we can,� Danny said vehemently. These gangs actually perpetuate a dangerous stereotype�that people who look alike think alike and act alike. "We're pretty lucky, you know?"
"She ought to try this kind of a diet."
He slid the gun across the table. "We keep this up all night?" Tigo kept slapping the cylinder. I'd like to work around pieces. Yeah, its grand kicks. That makes the odds five-to-one that the cartridge'll be in firing position when the cylinder stops whirling. Why not?�, �The last spin,� Tigo said. In this short story, author Evan Hunter uses the term �club� for what we now call gangs. The cylinder spun, and then stopped. What're you gonna do? Tigo was the enemy, and so he presented a mask to the enemy, cocking one eyebrow and saying, "I seen pieces before. "It's a nifty piece," Tigo said. "Me now, huh?" This goal of Russian roulette is that they get to last spin without killing themselves. The jacket told Danny that Tigo was his enemy.
"It's just ..." He shook his head, and then twirled the cylinder. Danny put the gun to his head quickly. "That's an old story. Don�t you?�. "We could ..." Tigo started. But that's the way things are. Symbolism THE LAST SPIN " The Last Spin" The biggest use of symbolism because it foreshadows the ending of the story.
"Hey you know, I'm glad they got this idea. It spun with a gently whirring sound. He pulled the gun toward him, then left it on the table while he dried his palms on his trousers. There ain't nobody you can trust in this world. Lesson learned, barrel spins, gun fires, one dies.
We can't do this all night, can we?
How do they feel about each other before the last spin? ", "Yeah, I do too," Danny said. You know that? You could lose ten pounds this way.". For a moment, their eyes locked. "You see a nice deb in the street, you think it's crazy, you know? A small cry escaped Tigo's throat, and a look of incredulous shock knifed his eyes. What you got to beat him up for? Tigo says "The last spin" right before Danny shoots himself, therefore the he asked. What happens after they start talking? �It gets complicated sometimes.�, �Yeah, but ...� Danny frowned again. You could usually tell a cat by his mouth and his chin. "Yeah.
�Sure, sure ... hell yes.� Again, their eyes locked. A gang member is chosen from each gang to play Russian roulette: one person must die. Sign in|Recent Site Activity|Report Abuse|Print Page|Powered By Google Sites, Unit 1 - Short Stories, Literary Terms and Response, Unit 2 - News Articles and Opinion Pieces, Business Letter Assignment - Due March 25, Film / Book Report - Due at the end of class, Monday May 11, 4 - 4C Literary Response Instructions.docx, 4 - Literary Response Prompts for The Last Spin.docx, 4 - Plot Diagram for The Last Spin with Responses.doc, 6 - Literary Response Prompts for The Veldt.doc, 6 - The Veldt - Comprehension Questions.doc, 7 - List of Metaphors and Similes in common speech.doc, Literary Response Detailed Graphic Organizer.docx, Ray Bradbury - All Summer in a Day (Text).doc. "I didn't think you was going through with it," Tigo said. ", "Let's make this the last spin.
Again the firing pin clicked on an empty chamber.
"Well, that was easy, wasn't it?" ", "I'm giving you a break." Sure, you can," Tigo assured him. "This is a good way to lose weight, you know that?" "I feel that way sometimes, too," Tigo said. It stopped spinning.
"We could say ... well ... like we kept shootin' an' nothing happened, so ..." Tigo shrugged.
You game?". �What the hell! "The guys on my club would laugh at me, I ever told them that. "Yeah, I think I know her.". Then he put his head on the table and began weeping. He was nervous and apprehensive, but he kept tight control of his face. I mean with your girl and mine? The boy sitting opposite him was his enemy. Idly, he began spinning the cylinder. Tigo, the enemy, was watching him. The firing pin clicked on an empty chamber. "I thought I was dead that time," he said. "It gets complicated sometimes. "You live on the next block, don't you?" The emptily click was loud in the stillness of the room. Of that, Danny was sure. "What's the matter? "Hey, your girl'll like Juana, I mean it. He twirled the cylinder, sucked in his breath, and then fired. ", "I'm trying to say, I never even seen you on the street before this. What do they realize? There was a checked walnut stock on the gun, and the gun was finished in a flat blue. His hand left the cylinder. He put the gun to his head. Check comprehension thought LOTS What was the relationship of the boys at the beginning? "I mentioned that to one of the guys yesterday, and he thought I was nuts. He twirled the cylinder, waited for it to stop, and then put the gun to his head. ", "So like... like this is the way we agreed to settle it. When it came, his eyes did not leave Danny�s face. Don't you?". The empty click filled the basement room. Danny said. ", "Yeah. But near the end of the game of Russian roulette, the boys realize they do have control. �Hey you know, I�m glad they got this idea.
", "You're the one needs the courage," Danny said gently. Like to settle this thing that's between the two clubs I mean, you got to admit your boys shouldn't have come in our territory last night.". "I may blow my head off first time out.". "Yeah," Tigo said, his face splitting in a wide grin. The Last Spin by Evan Hunter (1960, full text available online) Introduction. The Last Spin was published in the magazine, Manhunt in September, 1956, earning an Edgar Award for best short story. Why not? ", "Some things you got to keep to yourself. �Sure we can! "Yeah, I'm game," he added, his voice curiously low. The jacket told Danny that Tigo was his enemy. I mean with your girl and mine? "You'll like it. He lifted the gun. Like ... you know what I mean? Two rival gangs decide to solve a problem one on one instead of making war on the streets. He grinned at Tigo, and Tigo grinned back, and then Danny fired.
I'm actually glad!" I mean, hell, we didn't have this operation, we wouldn'ta got a chance to talk, huh?" "Look, you want to go on the lake this Sunday? "Let's make it, huh? There's supposed to be a truce on. �You like the guys on you club?� Danny asked, wondering why he was asking such a stupid question, listening to the whirring of the cylinder at the same time. "It ain't only that, though. We could get two boats.
", "Yeah, well you know, you get hooked up with one club, that's the way it is.". He shoved the gun across the table. Or even one if you want.� �Yeah, one boat,� Tigo Said. Danny asked. "Here's to Sunday," he said. He gave the cylinder a fast twirl. friends? I mean...� Danny frowned. He did not want to pick up the gun. "Round and round she goes," he said, "and where she stops, nobody knows. �We could say ... well ... like we kept shootin� an� nothing happened, so ...� Tigo shrugged. ", "Nothing. So this ain't nothin' personal with me.
"Two cartridges, six chambers. That's four-to-two. ", "Yeah, but ..." Danny frowned again. We�re supposed to settle this for the clubs.�, �Screw the clubs!� Tigo said. Create a library and add your favorite stories. He could not show Tigo what he was feeling. Then Tigo shrugged, and fired. "Sometimes I think I'm turkey," he said to Tigo, surprised that his thoughts had found voice. He grinned at Tigo, and Tigo grinned back, and then Danny fired. "They're okay." Tigo shook his head. ", "The last spin," Tigo said. Danny asked. It was cold in the basement room, but he was sweating now. ", "Screw the clubs!"
"I was thinking," Tigo, said, "when I get old enough, I'll join the Army, you know? He twirled the cylinder. He broke open the gun again, slipped in the second cartridge into the cylinder. "You like the guys on you club?" "Her name is Juana." "I went with Juana. "Your old lady born here or the old country? Then they get to be our people's age, and they turn to fat." The boy sitting opposite him was called Tigo, and he wore a green silk jacket with an orange stripe on each sleeve. "Well." Hey, you try it.". He wet his lips and looked across at Tigo. He took a deep breath, then picked up the .38. Where you from originally?
The eyes were moist-looking.
Danny smiled nervously. ", "Yeah, they're all the same," Tigo said smiling. ", "Yeah, I only got a sister." Tigo looked across the table at Danny, his eyes wide. The explosion rocked the small basement room, ripping away half of Danny's head, shattering his face. He twirled the cylinder.
He picked it up and broke it open. ", "There should be somebody you can trust," Danny said. We're supposed to settle this for the clubs. "Yeah, one boat," Tigo Said. "We better lower the odds. ", Tigo picked up the gun, and then he took one of the cartridges from the table top. Like ... you know what I mean? Like ... who�s the guy to you? Danny asked. ", "Gone," Tigo said, nodding his head. They don't understand." Tigo laughed nervously, and then his laugh became honest when he saw Danny was laughing with him. Whichever way it turns out, like...", Tigo stared at him for a long time. Get started by clicking the "Add" button. Alongside the gun were three .38 Special cartridges. That's a lot of money.". That is a dangerous stereotype often used by a majority intolerant population against a minority population. "You got heart, Danny," Tigo said. "You got to stick with the club. "Well, it ain't so bad. He sighed. �None of them really send me, but that�s the club on my block, so what�re you gonna do, huh?� His hand left the cylinder.
", "This is what the club said. "Sure, sure ... hell yes." "But Jesus you've got the heart. I mean..." Danny frowned. Tigo let out his breath and put the gun down. �What�s the matter?�, �Nothing. "I understand. "You got courage, Danny. "You game? "I don't dig too many of the guys on my club, either.". "My old lady's like a house," Danny said laughing. �... friends?�, �Sure we can,� Danny said vehemently. These gangs actually perpetuate a dangerous stereotype�that people who look alike think alike and act alike. "We're pretty lucky, you know?"
"She ought to try this kind of a diet."
He slid the gun across the table. "We keep this up all night?" Tigo kept slapping the cylinder. I'd like to work around pieces. Yeah, its grand kicks. That makes the odds five-to-one that the cartridge'll be in firing position when the cylinder stops whirling. Why not?�, �The last spin,� Tigo said. In this short story, author Evan Hunter uses the term �club� for what we now call gangs. The cylinder spun, and then stopped. What're you gonna do? Tigo was the enemy, and so he presented a mask to the enemy, cocking one eyebrow and saying, "I seen pieces before. "It's a nifty piece," Tigo said. "Me now, huh?" This goal of Russian roulette is that they get to last spin without killing themselves. The jacket told Danny that Tigo was his enemy.
"It's just ..." He shook his head, and then twirled the cylinder. Danny put the gun to his head quickly. "That's an old story. Don�t you?�. "We could ..." Tigo started. But that's the way things are. Symbolism THE LAST SPIN " The Last Spin" The biggest use of symbolism because it foreshadows the ending of the story.
"Hey you know, I'm glad they got this idea. It spun with a gently whirring sound. He pulled the gun toward him, then left it on the table while he dried his palms on his trousers. There ain't nobody you can trust in this world. Lesson learned, barrel spins, gun fires, one dies.
We can't do this all night, can we?
How do they feel about each other before the last spin? ", "Yeah, I do too," Danny said. You know that? You could lose ten pounds this way.". For a moment, their eyes locked. "You see a nice deb in the street, you think it's crazy, you know? A small cry escaped Tigo's throat, and a look of incredulous shock knifed his eyes. What you got to beat him up for? Tigo says "The last spin" right before Danny shoots himself, therefore the he asked. What happens after they start talking? �It gets complicated sometimes.�, �Yeah, but ...� Danny frowned again. You could usually tell a cat by his mouth and his chin. "Yeah.
�Sure, sure ... hell yes.� Again, their eyes locked. A gang member is chosen from each gang to play Russian roulette: one person must die. Sign in|Recent Site Activity|Report Abuse|Print Page|Powered By Google Sites, Unit 1 - Short Stories, Literary Terms and Response, Unit 2 - News Articles and Opinion Pieces, Business Letter Assignment - Due March 25, Film / Book Report - Due at the end of class, Monday May 11, 4 - 4C Literary Response Instructions.docx, 4 - Literary Response Prompts for The Last Spin.docx, 4 - Plot Diagram for The Last Spin with Responses.doc, 6 - Literary Response Prompts for The Veldt.doc, 6 - The Veldt - Comprehension Questions.doc, 7 - List of Metaphors and Similes in common speech.doc, Literary Response Detailed Graphic Organizer.docx, Ray Bradbury - All Summer in a Day (Text).doc. "I didn't think you was going through with it," Tigo said. ", "Let's make this the last spin.
Again the firing pin clicked on an empty chamber.
"Well, that was easy, wasn't it?" ", "I'm giving you a break." Sure, you can," Tigo assured him. "This is a good way to lose weight, you know that?" "I feel that way sometimes, too," Tigo said. It stopped spinning.
"We could say ... well ... like we kept shootin' an' nothing happened, so ..." Tigo shrugged.
You game?". �What the hell! "The guys on my club would laugh at me, I ever told them that. "Yeah, I think I know her.". Then he put his head on the table and began weeping. He was nervous and apprehensive, but he kept tight control of his face. I mean with your girl and mine? The boy sitting opposite him was his enemy. Idly, he began spinning the cylinder. Tigo, the enemy, was watching him. The firing pin clicked on an empty chamber. "I thought I was dead that time," he said. "It gets complicated sometimes. "You live on the next block, don't you?" The emptily click was loud in the stillness of the room. Of that, Danny was sure. "What's the matter? "Hey, your girl'll like Juana, I mean it. He twirled the cylinder, sucked in his breath, and then fired. ", "I'm trying to say, I never even seen you on the street before this. What do they realize? There was a checked walnut stock on the gun, and the gun was finished in a flat blue. His hand left the cylinder. He put the gun to his head. Check comprehension thought LOTS What was the relationship of the boys at the beginning? "I mentioned that to one of the guys yesterday, and he thought I was nuts. He twirled the cylinder, waited for it to stop, and then put the gun to his head. ", "So like... like this is the way we agreed to settle it. When it came, his eyes did not leave Danny�s face. Don't you?". The empty click filled the basement room. Danny said. ", "Yeah. But near the end of the game of Russian roulette, the boys realize they do have control. �Hey you know, I�m glad they got this idea.
", "You're the one needs the courage," Danny said gently. Like to settle this thing that's between the two clubs I mean, you got to admit your boys shouldn't have come in our territory last night.". "I may blow my head off first time out.". "Yeah," Tigo said, his face splitting in a wide grin. The Last Spin by Evan Hunter (1960, full text available online) Introduction. The Last Spin was published in the magazine, Manhunt in September, 1956, earning an Edgar Award for best short story. Why not? ", "Some things you got to keep to yourself. �Sure we can! "Yeah, I'm game," he added, his voice curiously low. The jacket told Danny that Tigo was his enemy. I mean with your girl and mine? "You'll like it. He lifted the gun. Like ... you know what I mean? Two rival gangs decide to solve a problem one on one instead of making war on the streets. He grinned at Tigo, and Tigo grinned back, and then Danny fired.
I'm actually glad!" I mean, hell, we didn't have this operation, we wouldn'ta got a chance to talk, huh?" "Look, you want to go on the lake this Sunday? "Let's make it, huh? There's supposed to be a truce on. �You like the guys on you club?� Danny asked, wondering why he was asking such a stupid question, listening to the whirring of the cylinder at the same time. "It ain't only that, though. We could get two boats.
", "Yeah, well you know, you get hooked up with one club, that's the way it is.". He shoved the gun across the table. Or even one if you want.� �Yeah, one boat,� Tigo Said. Danny asked. "Here's to Sunday," he said. He gave the cylinder a fast twirl. friends? I mean...� Danny frowned. He did not want to pick up the gun. "Round and round she goes," he said, "and where she stops, nobody knows. �We could say ... well ... like we kept shootin� an� nothing happened, so ...� Tigo shrugged. ", "Nothing. So this ain't nothin' personal with me.
"Two cartridges, six chambers. That's four-to-two. ", "Yeah, but ..." Danny frowned again. We�re supposed to settle this for the clubs.�, �Screw the clubs!� Tigo said. Create a library and add your favorite stories. He could not show Tigo what he was feeling. Then Tigo shrugged, and fired. "Sometimes I think I'm turkey," he said to Tigo, surprised that his thoughts had found voice. He grinned at Tigo, and Tigo grinned back, and then Danny fired. "They're okay." Tigo shook his head. ", "The last spin," Tigo said. Danny asked. It was cold in the basement room, but he was sweating now. ", "Screw the clubs!"
"I was thinking," Tigo, said, "when I get old enough, I'll join the Army, you know? He twirled the cylinder. He broke open the gun again, slipped in the second cartridge into the cylinder. "You like the guys on you club?" "Her name is Juana." "I went with Juana. "Your old lady born here or the old country? Then they get to be our people's age, and they turn to fat." The boy sitting opposite him was called Tigo, and he wore a green silk jacket with an orange stripe on each sleeve. "Well." Hey, you try it.". He wet his lips and looked across at Tigo. He took a deep breath, then picked up the .38. Where you from originally?
The eyes were moist-looking.
Danny smiled nervously. ", "Yeah, they're all the same," Tigo said smiling. ", "Yeah, I only got a sister." Tigo looked across the table at Danny, his eyes wide. The explosion rocked the small basement room, ripping away half of Danny's head, shattering his face. He twirled the cylinder.
He picked it up and broke it open. ", "There should be somebody you can trust," Danny said. We're supposed to settle this for the clubs. "Yeah, one boat," Tigo Said. "We better lower the odds. ", Tigo picked up the gun, and then he took one of the cartridges from the table top. Like ... you know what I mean? Like ... who�s the guy to you? Danny asked. ", "Gone," Tigo said, nodding his head. They don't understand." Tigo laughed nervously, and then his laugh became honest when he saw Danny was laughing with him. Whichever way it turns out, like...", Tigo stared at him for a long time. Get started by clicking the "Add" button. Alongside the gun were three .38 Special cartridges. That's a lot of money.". That is a dangerous stereotype often used by a majority intolerant population against a minority population. "You got heart, Danny," Tigo said. "You got to stick with the club. "Well, it ain't so bad. He sighed. �None of them really send me, but that�s the club on my block, so what�re you gonna do, huh?� His hand left the cylinder.
", "This is what the club said. "Sure, sure ... hell yes." "But Jesus you've got the heart. I mean..." Danny frowned. Tigo let out his breath and put the gun down. �What�s the matter?�, �Nothing. "I understand. "You got courage, Danny. "You game? "I don't dig too many of the guys on my club, either.". "My old lady's like a house," Danny said laughing. �... friends?�, �Sure we can,� Danny said vehemently. These gangs actually perpetuate a dangerous stereotype�that people who look alike think alike and act alike. "We're pretty lucky, you know?"
"She ought to try this kind of a diet."
He slid the gun across the table. "We keep this up all night?" Tigo kept slapping the cylinder. I'd like to work around pieces. Yeah, its grand kicks. That makes the odds five-to-one that the cartridge'll be in firing position when the cylinder stops whirling. Why not?�, �The last spin,� Tigo said. In this short story, author Evan Hunter uses the term �club� for what we now call gangs. The cylinder spun, and then stopped. What're you gonna do? Tigo was the enemy, and so he presented a mask to the enemy, cocking one eyebrow and saying, "I seen pieces before. "It's a nifty piece," Tigo said. "Me now, huh?" This goal of Russian roulette is that they get to last spin without killing themselves. The jacket told Danny that Tigo was his enemy.
"It's just ..." He shook his head, and then twirled the cylinder. Danny put the gun to his head quickly. "That's an old story. Don�t you?�. "We could ..." Tigo started. But that's the way things are. Symbolism THE LAST SPIN " The Last Spin" The biggest use of symbolism because it foreshadows the ending of the story.
"Hey you know, I'm glad they got this idea. It spun with a gently whirring sound. He pulled the gun toward him, then left it on the table while he dried his palms on his trousers. There ain't nobody you can trust in this world. Lesson learned, barrel spins, gun fires, one dies.
We can't do this all night, can we?
How do they feel about each other before the last spin? ", "Yeah, I do too," Danny said. You know that? You could lose ten pounds this way.". For a moment, their eyes locked. "You see a nice deb in the street, you think it's crazy, you know? A small cry escaped Tigo's throat, and a look of incredulous shock knifed his eyes. What you got to beat him up for? Tigo says "The last spin" right before Danny shoots himself, therefore the he asked. What happens after they start talking? �It gets complicated sometimes.�, �Yeah, but ...� Danny frowned again. You could usually tell a cat by his mouth and his chin. "Yeah.
�Sure, sure ... hell yes.� Again, their eyes locked. A gang member is chosen from each gang to play Russian roulette: one person must die. Sign in|Recent Site Activity|Report Abuse|Print Page|Powered By Google Sites, Unit 1 - Short Stories, Literary Terms and Response, Unit 2 - News Articles and Opinion Pieces, Business Letter Assignment - Due March 25, Film / Book Report - Due at the end of class, Monday May 11, 4 - 4C Literary Response Instructions.docx, 4 - Literary Response Prompts for The Last Spin.docx, 4 - Plot Diagram for The Last Spin with Responses.doc, 6 - Literary Response Prompts for The Veldt.doc, 6 - The Veldt - Comprehension Questions.doc, 7 - List of Metaphors and Similes in common speech.doc, Literary Response Detailed Graphic Organizer.docx, Ray Bradbury - All Summer in a Day (Text).doc. "I didn't think you was going through with it," Tigo said. ", "Let's make this the last spin.
Again the firing pin clicked on an empty chamber.
"Well, that was easy, wasn't it?" ", "I'm giving you a break." Sure, you can," Tigo assured him. "This is a good way to lose weight, you know that?" "I feel that way sometimes, too," Tigo said. It stopped spinning.
"We could say ... well ... like we kept shootin' an' nothing happened, so ..." Tigo shrugged.
You game?". �What the hell! "The guys on my club would laugh at me, I ever told them that. "Yeah, I think I know her.". Then he put his head on the table and began weeping. He was nervous and apprehensive, but he kept tight control of his face. I mean with your girl and mine? The boy sitting opposite him was his enemy. Idly, he began spinning the cylinder. Tigo, the enemy, was watching him. The firing pin clicked on an empty chamber. "I thought I was dead that time," he said. "It gets complicated sometimes. "You live on the next block, don't you?" The emptily click was loud in the stillness of the room. Of that, Danny was sure. "What's the matter? "Hey, your girl'll like Juana, I mean it. He twirled the cylinder, sucked in his breath, and then fired. ", "I'm trying to say, I never even seen you on the street before this. What do they realize? There was a checked walnut stock on the gun, and the gun was finished in a flat blue. His hand left the cylinder. He put the gun to his head. Check comprehension thought LOTS What was the relationship of the boys at the beginning? "I mentioned that to one of the guys yesterday, and he thought I was nuts. He twirled the cylinder, waited for it to stop, and then put the gun to his head. ", "So like... like this is the way we agreed to settle it. When it came, his eyes did not leave Danny�s face. Don't you?". The empty click filled the basement room. Danny said. ", "Yeah. But near the end of the game of Russian roulette, the boys realize they do have control. �Hey you know, I�m glad they got this idea.
", "You're the one needs the courage," Danny said gently. Like to settle this thing that's between the two clubs I mean, you got to admit your boys shouldn't have come in our territory last night.". "I may blow my head off first time out.". "Yeah," Tigo said, his face splitting in a wide grin. The Last Spin by Evan Hunter (1960, full text available online) Introduction. The Last Spin was published in the magazine, Manhunt in September, 1956, earning an Edgar Award for best short story. Why not? ", "Some things you got to keep to yourself. �Sure we can! "Yeah, I'm game," he added, his voice curiously low. The jacket told Danny that Tigo was his enemy. I mean with your girl and mine? "You'll like it. He lifted the gun. Like ... you know what I mean? Two rival gangs decide to solve a problem one on one instead of making war on the streets. He grinned at Tigo, and Tigo grinned back, and then Danny fired.
I'm actually glad!" I mean, hell, we didn't have this operation, we wouldn'ta got a chance to talk, huh?" "Look, you want to go on the lake this Sunday? "Let's make it, huh? There's supposed to be a truce on. �You like the guys on you club?� Danny asked, wondering why he was asking such a stupid question, listening to the whirring of the cylinder at the same time. "It ain't only that, though. We could get two boats.
", "Yeah, well you know, you get hooked up with one club, that's the way it is.". He shoved the gun across the table. Or even one if you want.� �Yeah, one boat,� Tigo Said. Danny asked. "Here's to Sunday," he said. He gave the cylinder a fast twirl. friends? I mean...� Danny frowned. He did not want to pick up the gun. "Round and round she goes," he said, "and where she stops, nobody knows. �We could say ... well ... like we kept shootin� an� nothing happened, so ...� Tigo shrugged. ", "Nothing. So this ain't nothin' personal with me.
"Two cartridges, six chambers. That's four-to-two. ", "Yeah, but ..." Danny frowned again. We�re supposed to settle this for the clubs.�, �Screw the clubs!� Tigo said. Create a library and add your favorite stories. He could not show Tigo what he was feeling. Then Tigo shrugged, and fired. "Sometimes I think I'm turkey," he said to Tigo, surprised that his thoughts had found voice. He grinned at Tigo, and Tigo grinned back, and then Danny fired. "They're okay." Tigo shook his head. ", "The last spin," Tigo said. Danny asked. It was cold in the basement room, but he was sweating now. ", "Screw the clubs!"
"I was thinking," Tigo, said, "when I get old enough, I'll join the Army, you know? He twirled the cylinder. He broke open the gun again, slipped in the second cartridge into the cylinder. "You like the guys on you club?" "Her name is Juana." "I went with Juana. "Your old lady born here or the old country? Then they get to be our people's age, and they turn to fat." The boy sitting opposite him was called Tigo, and he wore a green silk jacket with an orange stripe on each sleeve. "Well." Hey, you try it.". He wet his lips and looked across at Tigo. He took a deep breath, then picked up the .38. Where you from originally?
The eyes were moist-looking.
Danny smiled nervously. ", "Yeah, they're all the same," Tigo said smiling. ", "Yeah, I only got a sister." Tigo looked across the table at Danny, his eyes wide. The explosion rocked the small basement room, ripping away half of Danny's head, shattering his face. He twirled the cylinder.
He picked it up and broke it open. ", "There should be somebody you can trust," Danny said. We're supposed to settle this for the clubs. "Yeah, one boat," Tigo Said. "We better lower the odds. ", Tigo picked up the gun, and then he took one of the cartridges from the table top. Like ... you know what I mean? Like ... who�s the guy to you? Danny asked. ", "Gone," Tigo said, nodding his head. They don't understand." Tigo laughed nervously, and then his laugh became honest when he saw Danny was laughing with him. Whichever way it turns out, like...", Tigo stared at him for a long time. Get started by clicking the "Add" button. Alongside the gun were three .38 Special cartridges. That's a lot of money.". That is a dangerous stereotype often used by a majority intolerant population against a minority population. "You got heart, Danny," Tigo said. "You got to stick with the club. "Well, it ain't so bad. He sighed. �None of them really send me, but that�s the club on my block, so what�re you gonna do, huh?� His hand left the cylinder.
", "This is what the club said. "Sure, sure ... hell yes." "But Jesus you've got the heart. I mean..." Danny frowned. Tigo let out his breath and put the gun down. �What�s the matter?�, �Nothing. "I understand. "You got courage, Danny. "You game? "I don't dig too many of the guys on my club, either.". "My old lady's like a house," Danny said laughing. �... friends?�, �Sure we can,� Danny said vehemently. These gangs actually perpetuate a dangerous stereotype�that people who look alike think alike and act alike. "We're pretty lucky, you know?"
"She ought to try this kind of a diet."
He slid the gun across the table. "We keep this up all night?" Tigo kept slapping the cylinder. I'd like to work around pieces. Yeah, its grand kicks. That makes the odds five-to-one that the cartridge'll be in firing position when the cylinder stops whirling. Why not?�, �The last spin,� Tigo said. In this short story, author Evan Hunter uses the term �club� for what we now call gangs. The cylinder spun, and then stopped. What're you gonna do? Tigo was the enemy, and so he presented a mask to the enemy, cocking one eyebrow and saying, "I seen pieces before. "It's a nifty piece," Tigo said. "Me now, huh?" This goal of Russian roulette is that they get to last spin without killing themselves. The jacket told Danny that Tigo was his enemy.
"It's just ..." He shook his head, and then twirled the cylinder. Danny put the gun to his head quickly. "That's an old story. Don�t you?�. "We could ..." Tigo started. But that's the way things are. Symbolism THE LAST SPIN " The Last Spin" The biggest use of symbolism because it foreshadows the ending of the story.
"Hey you know, I'm glad they got this idea. It spun with a gently whirring sound. He pulled the gun toward him, then left it on the table while he dried his palms on his trousers. There ain't nobody you can trust in this world. Lesson learned, barrel spins, gun fires, one dies.
We can't do this all night, can we?
How do they feel about each other before the last spin? ", "Yeah, I do too," Danny said. You know that? You could lose ten pounds this way.". For a moment, their eyes locked. "You see a nice deb in the street, you think it's crazy, you know? A small cry escaped Tigo's throat, and a look of incredulous shock knifed his eyes. What you got to beat him up for? Tigo says "The last spin" right before Danny shoots himself, therefore the he asked. What happens after they start talking? �It gets complicated sometimes.�, �Yeah, but ...� Danny frowned again. You could usually tell a cat by his mouth and his chin. "Yeah.
�Sure, sure ... hell yes.� Again, their eyes locked. A gang member is chosen from each gang to play Russian roulette: one person must die. Sign in|Recent Site Activity|Report Abuse|Print Page|Powered By Google Sites, Unit 1 - Short Stories, Literary Terms and Response, Unit 2 - News Articles and Opinion Pieces, Business Letter Assignment - Due March 25, Film / Book Report - Due at the end of class, Monday May 11, 4 - 4C Literary Response Instructions.docx, 4 - Literary Response Prompts for The Last Spin.docx, 4 - Plot Diagram for The Last Spin with Responses.doc, 6 - Literary Response Prompts for The Veldt.doc, 6 - The Veldt - Comprehension Questions.doc, 7 - List of Metaphors and Similes in common speech.doc, Literary Response Detailed Graphic Organizer.docx, Ray Bradbury - All Summer in a Day (Text).doc. "I didn't think you was going through with it," Tigo said. ", "Let's make this the last spin.
Again the firing pin clicked on an empty chamber.
"Well, that was easy, wasn't it?" ", "I'm giving you a break." Sure, you can," Tigo assured him. "This is a good way to lose weight, you know that?" "I feel that way sometimes, too," Tigo said. It stopped spinning.
"We could say ... well ... like we kept shootin' an' nothing happened, so ..." Tigo shrugged.
You game?". �What the hell! "The guys on my club would laugh at me, I ever told them that. "Yeah, I think I know her.". Then he put his head on the table and began weeping. He was nervous and apprehensive, but he kept tight control of his face. I mean with your girl and mine? The boy sitting opposite him was his enemy. Idly, he began spinning the cylinder. Tigo, the enemy, was watching him. The firing pin clicked on an empty chamber. "I thought I was dead that time," he said. "It gets complicated sometimes. "You live on the next block, don't you?" The emptily click was loud in the stillness of the room. Of that, Danny was sure. "What's the matter? "Hey, your girl'll like Juana, I mean it. He twirled the cylinder, sucked in his breath, and then fired. ", "I'm trying to say, I never even seen you on the street before this. What do they realize? There was a checked walnut stock on the gun, and the gun was finished in a flat blue. His hand left the cylinder. He put the gun to his head. Check comprehension thought LOTS What was the relationship of the boys at the beginning? "I mentioned that to one of the guys yesterday, and he thought I was nuts. He twirled the cylinder, waited for it to stop, and then put the gun to his head. ", "So like... like this is the way we agreed to settle it. When it came, his eyes did not leave Danny�s face. Don't you?". The empty click filled the basement room. Danny said. ", "Yeah. But near the end of the game of Russian roulette, the boys realize they do have control. �Hey you know, I�m glad they got this idea.
", "You're the one needs the courage," Danny said gently. Like to settle this thing that's between the two clubs I mean, you got to admit your boys shouldn't have come in our territory last night.". "I may blow my head off first time out.". "Yeah," Tigo said, his face splitting in a wide grin. The Last Spin by Evan Hunter (1960, full text available online) Introduction. The Last Spin was published in the magazine, Manhunt in September, 1956, earning an Edgar Award for best short story. Why not? ", "Some things you got to keep to yourself. �Sure we can! "Yeah, I'm game," he added, his voice curiously low. The jacket told Danny that Tigo was his enemy. I mean with your girl and mine? "You'll like it. He lifted the gun. Like ... you know what I mean? Two rival gangs decide to solve a problem one on one instead of making war on the streets. He grinned at Tigo, and Tigo grinned back, and then Danny fired.
I'm actually glad!" I mean, hell, we didn't have this operation, we wouldn'ta got a chance to talk, huh?" "Look, you want to go on the lake this Sunday? "Let's make it, huh? There's supposed to be a truce on. �You like the guys on you club?� Danny asked, wondering why he was asking such a stupid question, listening to the whirring of the cylinder at the same time. "It ain't only that, though. We could get two boats.
", "Yeah, well you know, you get hooked up with one club, that's the way it is.". He shoved the gun across the table. Or even one if you want.� �Yeah, one boat,� Tigo Said. Danny asked. "Here's to Sunday," he said. He gave the cylinder a fast twirl. friends? I mean...� Danny frowned. He did not want to pick up the gun. "Round and round she goes," he said, "and where she stops, nobody knows. �We could say ... well ... like we kept shootin� an� nothing happened, so ...� Tigo shrugged. ", "Nothing. So this ain't nothin' personal with me.
"Two cartridges, six chambers. That's four-to-two. ", "Yeah, but ..." Danny frowned again. We�re supposed to settle this for the clubs.�, �Screw the clubs!� Tigo said. Create a library and add your favorite stories. He could not show Tigo what he was feeling. Then Tigo shrugged, and fired. "Sometimes I think I'm turkey," he said to Tigo, surprised that his thoughts had found voice. He grinned at Tigo, and Tigo grinned back, and then Danny fired. "They're okay." Tigo shook his head. ", "The last spin," Tigo said. Danny asked. It was cold in the basement room, but he was sweating now. ", "Screw the clubs!"
"I was thinking," Tigo, said, "when I get old enough, I'll join the Army, you know? He twirled the cylinder. He broke open the gun again, slipped in the second cartridge into the cylinder. "You like the guys on you club?" "Her name is Juana." "I went with Juana. "Your old lady born here or the old country? Then they get to be our people's age, and they turn to fat." The boy sitting opposite him was called Tigo, and he wore a green silk jacket with an orange stripe on each sleeve. "Well." Hey, you try it.". He wet his lips and looked across at Tigo. He took a deep breath, then picked up the .38. Where you from originally?
The eyes were moist-looking.
Danny smiled nervously. ", "Yeah, they're all the same," Tigo said smiling. ", "Yeah, I only got a sister." Tigo looked across the table at Danny, his eyes wide. The explosion rocked the small basement room, ripping away half of Danny's head, shattering his face. He twirled the cylinder.
He picked it up and broke it open. ", "There should be somebody you can trust," Danny said. We're supposed to settle this for the clubs. "Yeah, one boat," Tigo Said. "We better lower the odds. ", Tigo picked up the gun, and then he took one of the cartridges from the table top. Like ... you know what I mean? Like ... who�s the guy to you? Danny asked. ", "Gone," Tigo said, nodding his head. They don't understand." Tigo laughed nervously, and then his laugh became honest when he saw Danny was laughing with him. Whichever way it turns out, like...", Tigo stared at him for a long time. Get started by clicking the "Add" button. Alongside the gun were three .38 Special cartridges. That's a lot of money.". That is a dangerous stereotype often used by a majority intolerant population against a minority population. "You got heart, Danny," Tigo said. "You got to stick with the club. "Well, it ain't so bad. He sighed. �None of them really send me, but that�s the club on my block, so what�re you gonna do, huh?� His hand left the cylinder.
", "This is what the club said. "Sure, sure ... hell yes." "But Jesus you've got the heart. I mean..." Danny frowned. Tigo let out his breath and put the gun down. �What�s the matter?�, �Nothing. "I understand. "You got courage, Danny. "You game? "I don't dig too many of the guys on my club, either.". "My old lady's like a house," Danny said laughing. �... friends?�, �Sure we can,� Danny said vehemently. These gangs actually perpetuate a dangerous stereotype�that people who look alike think alike and act alike. "We're pretty lucky, you know?"
"She ought to try this kind of a diet."
He slid the gun across the table. "We keep this up all night?" Tigo kept slapping the cylinder. I'd like to work around pieces. Yeah, its grand kicks. That makes the odds five-to-one that the cartridge'll be in firing position when the cylinder stops whirling. Why not?�, �The last spin,� Tigo said. In this short story, author Evan Hunter uses the term �club� for what we now call gangs. The cylinder spun, and then stopped. What're you gonna do? Tigo was the enemy, and so he presented a mask to the enemy, cocking one eyebrow and saying, "I seen pieces before. "It's a nifty piece," Tigo said. "Me now, huh?" This goal of Russian roulette is that they get to last spin without killing themselves. The jacket told Danny that Tigo was his enemy.
"It's just ..." He shook his head, and then twirled the cylinder. Danny put the gun to his head quickly. "That's an old story. Don�t you?�. "We could ..." Tigo started. But that's the way things are. Symbolism THE LAST SPIN " The Last Spin" The biggest use of symbolism because it foreshadows the ending of the story.
"Hey you know, I'm glad they got this idea. It spun with a gently whirring sound. He pulled the gun toward him, then left it on the table while he dried his palms on his trousers. There ain't nobody you can trust in this world. Lesson learned, barrel spins, gun fires, one dies.
We can't do this all night, can we?
How do they feel about each other before the last spin? ", "Yeah, I do too," Danny said. You know that? You could lose ten pounds this way.". For a moment, their eyes locked. "You see a nice deb in the street, you think it's crazy, you know? A small cry escaped Tigo's throat, and a look of incredulous shock knifed his eyes. What you got to beat him up for? Tigo says "The last spin" right before Danny shoots himself, therefore the he asked. What happens after they start talking? �It gets complicated sometimes.�, �Yeah, but ...� Danny frowned again. You could usually tell a cat by his mouth and his chin. "Yeah.
�Sure, sure ... hell yes.� Again, their eyes locked. A gang member is chosen from each gang to play Russian roulette: one person must die. Sign in|Recent Site Activity|Report Abuse|Print Page|Powered By Google Sites, Unit 1 - Short Stories, Literary Terms and Response, Unit 2 - News Articles and Opinion Pieces, Business Letter Assignment - Due March 25, Film / Book Report - Due at the end of class, Monday May 11, 4 - 4C Literary Response Instructions.docx, 4 - Literary Response Prompts for The Last Spin.docx, 4 - Plot Diagram for The Last Spin with Responses.doc, 6 - Literary Response Prompts for The Veldt.doc, 6 - The Veldt - Comprehension Questions.doc, 7 - List of Metaphors and Similes in common speech.doc, Literary Response Detailed Graphic Organizer.docx, Ray Bradbury - All Summer in a Day (Text).doc. "I didn't think you was going through with it," Tigo said. ", "Let's make this the last spin.
Again the firing pin clicked on an empty chamber.
"Well, that was easy, wasn't it?" ", "I'm giving you a break." Sure, you can," Tigo assured him. "This is a good way to lose weight, you know that?" "I feel that way sometimes, too," Tigo said. It stopped spinning.
"We could say ... well ... like we kept shootin' an' nothing happened, so ..." Tigo shrugged.
You game?". �What the hell! "The guys on my club would laugh at me, I ever told them that. "Yeah, I think I know her.". Then he put his head on the table and began weeping. He was nervous and apprehensive, but he kept tight control of his face. I mean with your girl and mine? The boy sitting opposite him was his enemy. Idly, he began spinning the cylinder. Tigo, the enemy, was watching him. The firing pin clicked on an empty chamber. "I thought I was dead that time," he said. "It gets complicated sometimes. "You live on the next block, don't you?" The emptily click was loud in the stillness of the room. Of that, Danny was sure. "What's the matter? "Hey, your girl'll like Juana, I mean it. He twirled the cylinder, sucked in his breath, and then fired. ", "I'm trying to say, I never even seen you on the street before this. What do they realize? There was a checked walnut stock on the gun, and the gun was finished in a flat blue. His hand left the cylinder. He put the gun to his head. Check comprehension thought LOTS What was the relationship of the boys at the beginning? "I mentioned that to one of the guys yesterday, and he thought I was nuts. He twirled the cylinder, waited for it to stop, and then put the gun to his head. ", "So like... like this is the way we agreed to settle it. When it came, his eyes did not leave Danny�s face. Don't you?". The empty click filled the basement room. Danny said. ", "Yeah. But near the end of the game of Russian roulette, the boys realize they do have control. �Hey you know, I�m glad they got this idea.
", "You're the one needs the courage," Danny said gently. Like to settle this thing that's between the two clubs I mean, you got to admit your boys shouldn't have come in our territory last night.". "I may blow my head off first time out.". "Yeah," Tigo said, his face splitting in a wide grin. The Last Spin by Evan Hunter (1960, full text available online) Introduction. The Last Spin was published in the magazine, Manhunt in September, 1956, earning an Edgar Award for best short story. Why not? ", "Some things you got to keep to yourself. �Sure we can! "Yeah, I'm game," he added, his voice curiously low. The jacket told Danny that Tigo was his enemy. I mean with your girl and mine? "You'll like it. He lifted the gun. Like ... you know what I mean? Two rival gangs decide to solve a problem one on one instead of making war on the streets. He grinned at Tigo, and Tigo grinned back, and then Danny fired.
I'm actually glad!" I mean, hell, we didn't have this operation, we wouldn'ta got a chance to talk, huh?" "Look, you want to go on the lake this Sunday? "Let's make it, huh? There's supposed to be a truce on. �You like the guys on you club?� Danny asked, wondering why he was asking such a stupid question, listening to the whirring of the cylinder at the same time. "It ain't only that, though. We could get two boats.
", "Yeah, well you know, you get hooked up with one club, that's the way it is.". He shoved the gun across the table. Or even one if you want.� �Yeah, one boat,� Tigo Said. Danny asked. "Here's to Sunday," he said. He gave the cylinder a fast twirl. friends? I mean...� Danny frowned. He did not want to pick up the gun. "Round and round she goes," he said, "and where she stops, nobody knows. �We could say ... well ... like we kept shootin� an� nothing happened, so ...� Tigo shrugged. ", "Nothing. So this ain't nothin' personal with me.
"Two cartridges, six chambers. That's four-to-two. ", "Yeah, but ..." Danny frowned again. We�re supposed to settle this for the clubs.�, �Screw the clubs!� Tigo said. Create a library and add your favorite stories. He could not show Tigo what he was feeling. Then Tigo shrugged, and fired. "Sometimes I think I'm turkey," he said to Tigo, surprised that his thoughts had found voice. He grinned at Tigo, and Tigo grinned back, and then Danny fired. "They're okay." Tigo shook his head. ", "The last spin," Tigo said. Danny asked. It was cold in the basement room, but he was sweating now. ", "Screw the clubs!"
"I was thinking," Tigo, said, "when I get old enough, I'll join the Army, you know? He twirled the cylinder. He broke open the gun again, slipped in the second cartridge into the cylinder. "You like the guys on you club?" "Her name is Juana." "I went with Juana. "Your old lady born here or the old country? Then they get to be our people's age, and they turn to fat." The boy sitting opposite him was called Tigo, and he wore a green silk jacket with an orange stripe on each sleeve. "Well." Hey, you try it.". He wet his lips and looked across at Tigo. He took a deep breath, then picked up the .38. Where you from originally?
The eyes were moist-looking.
Danny smiled nervously. ", "Yeah, they're all the same," Tigo said smiling. ", "Yeah, I only got a sister." Tigo looked across the table at Danny, his eyes wide. The explosion rocked the small basement room, ripping away half of Danny's head, shattering his face. He twirled the cylinder.
He picked it up and broke it open. ", "There should be somebody you can trust," Danny said. We're supposed to settle this for the clubs. "Yeah, one boat," Tigo Said. "We better lower the odds. ", Tigo picked up the gun, and then he took one of the cartridges from the table top. Like ... you know what I mean? Like ... who�s the guy to you? Danny asked. ", "Gone," Tigo said, nodding his head. They don't understand." Tigo laughed nervously, and then his laugh became honest when he saw Danny was laughing with him. Whichever way it turns out, like...", Tigo stared at him for a long time. Get started by clicking the "Add" button. Alongside the gun were three .38 Special cartridges. That's a lot of money.". That is a dangerous stereotype often used by a majority intolerant population against a minority population. "You got heart, Danny," Tigo said. "You got to stick with the club. "Well, it ain't so bad. He sighed. �None of them really send me, but that�s the club on my block, so what�re you gonna do, huh?� His hand left the cylinder.
", "This is what the club said. "Sure, sure ... hell yes." "But Jesus you've got the heart. I mean..." Danny frowned. Tigo let out his breath and put the gun down. �What�s the matter?�, �Nothing. "I understand. "You got courage, Danny. "You game? "I don't dig too many of the guys on my club, either.". "My old lady's like a house," Danny said laughing. �... friends?�, �Sure we can,� Danny said vehemently. These gangs actually perpetuate a dangerous stereotype�that people who look alike think alike and act alike. "We're pretty lucky, you know?"
"She ought to try this kind of a diet."
He slid the gun across the table. "We keep this up all night?" Tigo kept slapping the cylinder. I'd like to work around pieces. Yeah, its grand kicks. That makes the odds five-to-one that the cartridge'll be in firing position when the cylinder stops whirling. Why not?�, �The last spin,� Tigo said. In this short story, author Evan Hunter uses the term �club� for what we now call gangs. The cylinder spun, and then stopped. What're you gonna do? Tigo was the enemy, and so he presented a mask to the enemy, cocking one eyebrow and saying, "I seen pieces before. "It's a nifty piece," Tigo said. "Me now, huh?" This goal of Russian roulette is that they get to last spin without killing themselves. The jacket told Danny that Tigo was his enemy.
"It's just ..." He shook his head, and then twirled the cylinder. Danny put the gun to his head quickly. "That's an old story. Don�t you?�. "We could ..." Tigo started. But that's the way things are. Symbolism THE LAST SPIN " The Last Spin" The biggest use of symbolism because it foreshadows the ending of the story.
"Hey you know, I'm glad they got this idea. It spun with a gently whirring sound. He pulled the gun toward him, then left it on the table while he dried his palms on his trousers. There ain't nobody you can trust in this world. Lesson learned, barrel spins, gun fires, one dies.
We can't do this all night, can we?
How do they feel about each other before the last spin? ", "Yeah, I do too," Danny said. You know that? You could lose ten pounds this way.". For a moment, their eyes locked. "You see a nice deb in the street, you think it's crazy, you know? A small cry escaped Tigo's throat, and a look of incredulous shock knifed his eyes. What you got to beat him up for? Tigo says "The last spin" right before Danny shoots himself, therefore the he asked. What happens after they start talking? �It gets complicated sometimes.�, �Yeah, but ...� Danny frowned again. You could usually tell a cat by his mouth and his chin. "Yeah.
�Sure, sure ... hell yes.� Again, their eyes locked. A gang member is chosen from each gang to play Russian roulette: one person must die. Sign in|Recent Site Activity|Report Abuse|Print Page|Powered By Google Sites, Unit 1 - Short Stories, Literary Terms and Response, Unit 2 - News Articles and Opinion Pieces, Business Letter Assignment - Due March 25, Film / Book Report - Due at the end of class, Monday May 11, 4 - 4C Literary Response Instructions.docx, 4 - Literary Response Prompts for The Last Spin.docx, 4 - Plot Diagram for The Last Spin with Responses.doc, 6 - Literary Response Prompts for The Veldt.doc, 6 - The Veldt - Comprehension Questions.doc, 7 - List of Metaphors and Similes in common speech.doc, Literary Response Detailed Graphic Organizer.docx, Ray Bradbury - All Summer in a Day (Text).doc. "I didn't think you was going through with it," Tigo said. ", "Let's make this the last spin.
Again the firing pin clicked on an empty chamber.
"Well, that was easy, wasn't it?" ", "I'm giving you a break." Sure, you can," Tigo assured him. "This is a good way to lose weight, you know that?" "I feel that way sometimes, too," Tigo said. It stopped spinning.
"We could say ... well ... like we kept shootin' an' nothing happened, so ..." Tigo shrugged.
You game?". �What the hell! "The guys on my club would laugh at me, I ever told them that. "Yeah, I think I know her.". Then he put his head on the table and began weeping. He was nervous and apprehensive, but he kept tight control of his face. I mean with your girl and mine? The boy sitting opposite him was his enemy. Idly, he began spinning the cylinder. Tigo, the enemy, was watching him. The firing pin clicked on an empty chamber. "I thought I was dead that time," he said. "It gets complicated sometimes. "You live on the next block, don't you?" The emptily click was loud in the stillness of the room. Of that, Danny was sure. "What's the matter? "Hey, your girl'll like Juana, I mean it. He twirled the cylinder, sucked in his breath, and then fired. ", "I'm trying to say, I never even seen you on the street before this. What do they realize? There was a checked walnut stock on the gun, and the gun was finished in a flat blue. His hand left the cylinder. He put the gun to his head. Check comprehension thought LOTS What was the relationship of the boys at the beginning? "I mentioned that to one of the guys yesterday, and he thought I was nuts. He twirled the cylinder, waited for it to stop, and then put the gun to his head. ", "So like... like this is the way we agreed to settle it. When it came, his eyes did not leave Danny�s face. Don't you?". The empty click filled the basement room. Danny said. ", "Yeah. But near the end of the game of Russian roulette, the boys realize they do have control. �Hey you know, I�m glad they got this idea.
", "You're the one needs the courage," Danny said gently. Like to settle this thing that's between the two clubs I mean, you got to admit your boys shouldn't have come in our territory last night.". "I may blow my head off first time out.". "Yeah," Tigo said, his face splitting in a wide grin. The Last Spin by Evan Hunter (1960, full text available online) Introduction. The Last Spin was published in the magazine, Manhunt in September, 1956, earning an Edgar Award for best short story. Why not? ", "Some things you got to keep to yourself. �Sure we can! "Yeah, I'm game," he added, his voice curiously low. The jacket told Danny that Tigo was his enemy. I mean with your girl and mine? "You'll like it. He lifted the gun. Like ... you know what I mean? Two rival gangs decide to solve a problem one on one instead of making war on the streets. He grinned at Tigo, and Tigo grinned back, and then Danny fired.
I'm actually glad!" I mean, hell, we didn't have this operation, we wouldn'ta got a chance to talk, huh?" "Look, you want to go on the lake this Sunday? "Let's make it, huh? There's supposed to be a truce on. �You like the guys on you club?� Danny asked, wondering why he was asking such a stupid question, listening to the whirring of the cylinder at the same time. "It ain't only that, though. We could get two boats.
", "Yeah, well you know, you get hooked up with one club, that's the way it is.". He shoved the gun across the table. Or even one if you want.� �Yeah, one boat,� Tigo Said. Danny asked. "Here's to Sunday," he said. He gave the cylinder a fast twirl. friends? I mean...� Danny frowned. He did not want to pick up the gun. "Round and round she goes," he said, "and where she stops, nobody knows. �We could say ... well ... like we kept shootin� an� nothing happened, so ...� Tigo shrugged. ", "Nothing. So this ain't nothin' personal with me.
"Two cartridges, six chambers. That's four-to-two. ", "Yeah, but ..." Danny frowned again. We�re supposed to settle this for the clubs.�, �Screw the clubs!� Tigo said. Create a library and add your favorite stories. He could not show Tigo what he was feeling. Then Tigo shrugged, and fired. "Sometimes I think I'm turkey," he said to Tigo, surprised that his thoughts had found voice. He grinned at Tigo, and Tigo grinned back, and then Danny fired. "They're okay." Tigo shook his head. ", "The last spin," Tigo said. Danny asked. It was cold in the basement room, but he was sweating now. ", "Screw the clubs!"
"I was thinking," Tigo, said, "when I get old enough, I'll join the Army, you know? He twirled the cylinder. He broke open the gun again, slipped in the second cartridge into the cylinder. "You like the guys on you club?" "Her name is Juana." "I went with Juana. "Your old lady born here or the old country? Then they get to be our people's age, and they turn to fat." The boy sitting opposite him was called Tigo, and he wore a green silk jacket with an orange stripe on each sleeve. "Well." Hey, you try it.". He wet his lips and looked across at Tigo. He took a deep breath, then picked up the .38. Where you from originally?
The eyes were moist-looking.
Danny smiled nervously. ", "Yeah, they're all the same," Tigo said smiling. ", "Yeah, I only got a sister." Tigo looked across the table at Danny, his eyes wide. The explosion rocked the small basement room, ripping away half of Danny's head, shattering his face. He twirled the cylinder.
He picked it up and broke it open. ", "There should be somebody you can trust," Danny said. We're supposed to settle this for the clubs. "Yeah, one boat," Tigo Said. "We better lower the odds. ", Tigo picked up the gun, and then he took one of the cartridges from the table top. Like ... you know what I mean? Like ... who�s the guy to you? Danny asked. ", "Gone," Tigo said, nodding his head. They don't understand." Tigo laughed nervously, and then his laugh became honest when he saw Danny was laughing with him. Whichever way it turns out, like...", Tigo stared at him for a long time. Get started by clicking the "Add" button. Alongside the gun were three .38 Special cartridges. That's a lot of money.". That is a dangerous stereotype often used by a majority intolerant population against a minority population. "You got heart, Danny," Tigo said. "You got to stick with the club. "Well, it ain't so bad. He sighed. �None of them really send me, but that�s the club on my block, so what�re you gonna do, huh?� His hand left the cylinder.
Tigo looked puzzled. Still, sometimes I think I'm turkey. "I got to admit nothing," Danny said flatly. "Once," he said. As the two young men face each other �playing� this game in an empty basement room, they talk and realize they have much in common, neither is the enemy, and there is no reason to create an enemy out of either group. by Evan Hunter . "Bang!" Again, their eyes locked. ", "That's... that's what we're here for, ain't it? ", "No, it's been ... well, you know, these guys on the club, who can talk to them?". You know that? 4 - Plot Diagram for The Last Spin with Responses.doc (32k) Jeffrey Snyder, Mar 8, 2016, 5:55 AM.
Latino gangs, Asian gangs, white supremacist gangs, African gangs, Arab gangs, etc. "Here goes nothing," Danny said. He laughed at his own humor, pleased when Tigo joined him. Hey maybe sometime we could..." Tigo cut himself short. "You understand," Tigo said, "I got no bad blood for you." "Except what we got to do with it," Tigo said. The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett, Uncle Tom's Cabin - Harriet Beecher Stowe. "She's nice, ain't she?" Tigo shrugged. Tigo shrugged. "Come on, the last spin. "Now we got two cartridges in here," he said. Like sometimes... well, don�t you wonder what you�re doing stomping some guy in the street? He picked up the gun then and stared at it.
", "This is what the club said. "Sure, sure ... hell yes." "But Jesus you've got the heart. I mean..." Danny frowned. Tigo let out his breath and put the gun down. �What�s the matter?�, �Nothing. "I understand. "You got courage, Danny. "You game? "I don't dig too many of the guys on my club, either.". "My old lady's like a house," Danny said laughing. �... friends?�, �Sure we can,� Danny said vehemently. These gangs actually perpetuate a dangerous stereotype�that people who look alike think alike and act alike. "We're pretty lucky, you know?"
"She ought to try this kind of a diet."
He slid the gun across the table. "We keep this up all night?" Tigo kept slapping the cylinder. I'd like to work around pieces. Yeah, its grand kicks. That makes the odds five-to-one that the cartridge'll be in firing position when the cylinder stops whirling. Why not?�, �The last spin,� Tigo said. In this short story, author Evan Hunter uses the term �club� for what we now call gangs. The cylinder spun, and then stopped. What're you gonna do? Tigo was the enemy, and so he presented a mask to the enemy, cocking one eyebrow and saying, "I seen pieces before. "It's a nifty piece," Tigo said. "Me now, huh?" This goal of Russian roulette is that they get to last spin without killing themselves. The jacket told Danny that Tigo was his enemy.
"It's just ..." He shook his head, and then twirled the cylinder. Danny put the gun to his head quickly. "That's an old story. Don�t you?�. "We could ..." Tigo started. But that's the way things are. Symbolism THE LAST SPIN " The Last Spin" The biggest use of symbolism because it foreshadows the ending of the story.
"Hey you know, I'm glad they got this idea. It spun with a gently whirring sound. He pulled the gun toward him, then left it on the table while he dried his palms on his trousers. There ain't nobody you can trust in this world. Lesson learned, barrel spins, gun fires, one dies.
We can't do this all night, can we?
How do they feel about each other before the last spin? ", "Yeah, I do too," Danny said. You know that? You could lose ten pounds this way.". For a moment, their eyes locked. "You see a nice deb in the street, you think it's crazy, you know? A small cry escaped Tigo's throat, and a look of incredulous shock knifed his eyes. What you got to beat him up for? Tigo says "The last spin" right before Danny shoots himself, therefore the he asked. What happens after they start talking? �It gets complicated sometimes.�, �Yeah, but ...� Danny frowned again. You could usually tell a cat by his mouth and his chin. "Yeah.
�Sure, sure ... hell yes.� Again, their eyes locked. A gang member is chosen from each gang to play Russian roulette: one person must die. Sign in|Recent Site Activity|Report Abuse|Print Page|Powered By Google Sites, Unit 1 - Short Stories, Literary Terms and Response, Unit 2 - News Articles and Opinion Pieces, Business Letter Assignment - Due March 25, Film / Book Report - Due at the end of class, Monday May 11, 4 - 4C Literary Response Instructions.docx, 4 - Literary Response Prompts for The Last Spin.docx, 4 - Plot Diagram for The Last Spin with Responses.doc, 6 - Literary Response Prompts for The Veldt.doc, 6 - The Veldt - Comprehension Questions.doc, 7 - List of Metaphors and Similes in common speech.doc, Literary Response Detailed Graphic Organizer.docx, Ray Bradbury - All Summer in a Day (Text).doc. "I didn't think you was going through with it," Tigo said. ", "Let's make this the last spin.
Again the firing pin clicked on an empty chamber.
"Well, that was easy, wasn't it?" ", "I'm giving you a break." Sure, you can," Tigo assured him. "This is a good way to lose weight, you know that?" "I feel that way sometimes, too," Tigo said. It stopped spinning.
"We could say ... well ... like we kept shootin' an' nothing happened, so ..." Tigo shrugged.
You game?". �What the hell! "The guys on my club would laugh at me, I ever told them that. "Yeah, I think I know her.". Then he put his head on the table and began weeping. He was nervous and apprehensive, but he kept tight control of his face. I mean with your girl and mine? The boy sitting opposite him was his enemy. Idly, he began spinning the cylinder. Tigo, the enemy, was watching him. The firing pin clicked on an empty chamber. "I thought I was dead that time," he said. "It gets complicated sometimes. "You live on the next block, don't you?" The emptily click was loud in the stillness of the room. Of that, Danny was sure. "What's the matter? "Hey, your girl'll like Juana, I mean it. He twirled the cylinder, sucked in his breath, and then fired. ", "I'm trying to say, I never even seen you on the street before this. What do they realize? There was a checked walnut stock on the gun, and the gun was finished in a flat blue. His hand left the cylinder. He put the gun to his head. Check comprehension thought LOTS What was the relationship of the boys at the beginning? "I mentioned that to one of the guys yesterday, and he thought I was nuts. He twirled the cylinder, waited for it to stop, and then put the gun to his head. ", "So like... like this is the way we agreed to settle it. When it came, his eyes did not leave Danny�s face. Don't you?". The empty click filled the basement room. Danny said. ", "Yeah. But near the end of the game of Russian roulette, the boys realize they do have control. �Hey you know, I�m glad they got this idea.
", "You're the one needs the courage," Danny said gently. Like to settle this thing that's between the two clubs I mean, you got to admit your boys shouldn't have come in our territory last night.". "I may blow my head off first time out.". "Yeah," Tigo said, his face splitting in a wide grin. The Last Spin by Evan Hunter (1960, full text available online) Introduction. The Last Spin was published in the magazine, Manhunt in September, 1956, earning an Edgar Award for best short story. Why not? ", "Some things you got to keep to yourself. �Sure we can! "Yeah, I'm game," he added, his voice curiously low. The jacket told Danny that Tigo was his enemy. I mean with your girl and mine? "You'll like it. He lifted the gun. Like ... you know what I mean? Two rival gangs decide to solve a problem one on one instead of making war on the streets. He grinned at Tigo, and Tigo grinned back, and then Danny fired.
I'm actually glad!" I mean, hell, we didn't have this operation, we wouldn'ta got a chance to talk, huh?" "Look, you want to go on the lake this Sunday? "Let's make it, huh? There's supposed to be a truce on. �You like the guys on you club?� Danny asked, wondering why he was asking such a stupid question, listening to the whirring of the cylinder at the same time. "It ain't only that, though. We could get two boats.
", "Yeah, well you know, you get hooked up with one club, that's the way it is.". He shoved the gun across the table. Or even one if you want.� �Yeah, one boat,� Tigo Said. Danny asked. "Here's to Sunday," he said. He gave the cylinder a fast twirl. friends? I mean...� Danny frowned. He did not want to pick up the gun. "Round and round she goes," he said, "and where she stops, nobody knows. �We could say ... well ... like we kept shootin� an� nothing happened, so ...� Tigo shrugged. ", "Nothing. So this ain't nothin' personal with me.
"Two cartridges, six chambers. That's four-to-two. ", "Yeah, but ..." Danny frowned again. We�re supposed to settle this for the clubs.�, �Screw the clubs!� Tigo said. Create a library and add your favorite stories. He could not show Tigo what he was feeling. Then Tigo shrugged, and fired. "Sometimes I think I'm turkey," he said to Tigo, surprised that his thoughts had found voice. He grinned at Tigo, and Tigo grinned back, and then Danny fired. "They're okay." Tigo shook his head. ", "The last spin," Tigo said. Danny asked. It was cold in the basement room, but he was sweating now. ", "Screw the clubs!"
"I was thinking," Tigo, said, "when I get old enough, I'll join the Army, you know? He twirled the cylinder. He broke open the gun again, slipped in the second cartridge into the cylinder. "You like the guys on you club?" "Her name is Juana." "I went with Juana. "Your old lady born here or the old country? Then they get to be our people's age, and they turn to fat." The boy sitting opposite him was called Tigo, and he wore a green silk jacket with an orange stripe on each sleeve. "Well." Hey, you try it.". He wet his lips and looked across at Tigo. He took a deep breath, then picked up the .38. Where you from originally?
The eyes were moist-looking.
Danny smiled nervously. ", "Yeah, they're all the same," Tigo said smiling. ", "Yeah, I only got a sister." Tigo looked across the table at Danny, his eyes wide. The explosion rocked the small basement room, ripping away half of Danny's head, shattering his face. He twirled the cylinder.
He picked it up and broke it open. ", "There should be somebody you can trust," Danny said. We're supposed to settle this for the clubs. "Yeah, one boat," Tigo Said. "We better lower the odds. ", Tigo picked up the gun, and then he took one of the cartridges from the table top. Like ... you know what I mean? Like ... who�s the guy to you? Danny asked. ", "Gone," Tigo said, nodding his head. They don't understand." Tigo laughed nervously, and then his laugh became honest when he saw Danny was laughing with him. Whichever way it turns out, like...", Tigo stared at him for a long time. Get started by clicking the "Add" button. Alongside the gun were three .38 Special cartridges. That's a lot of money.". That is a dangerous stereotype often used by a majority intolerant population against a minority population. "You got heart, Danny," Tigo said. "You got to stick with the club. "Well, it ain't so bad. He sighed. �None of them really send me, but that�s the club on my block, so what�re you gonna do, huh?� His hand left the cylinder.
Danny asked. He watched Tigo. I'd join now only my old lady won't give me permission. It can be hard trying to get to now someone who looks different and sounds different, but the benefits can be long-lasting.
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