My critical thinking question was How does this book help you think about social issues you care about or causes you are committed to?
In the book Crank by Ellen Hopkins the social issue is drug use and drug addiction. The main character Kristina AKA Bree was persuaded by her boyfriend to try crack for the first time. She began to enjoy crack a little bit too much, she began to do things that later she might regret. After Kristina’s first time doing crack everything went downhill.
The main character Kristina AKA Bree was persuaded by her boyfriend Adam to try crack. Kristina started doing drugs after she meet Adam, She began to smoke cigarettes and smoke weed. After inhaling crack for the first time it hit Kristina really hard. For example, “Fire! Your nose ignites, flames kerosene (and, some say, Drano) laced with ephedrine you want to cry. Powdered demons bite through cartilage and sinuses, take dead aim at your brain, jump inside want to scream.” (Hopkins 90)
After Kristina did crack she enjoyed it a bit too much. She did a round of crack with her dad, her boyfriend, and her dad’s girlfriend. Everyone was enjoying themselves. After everyone was finished Kristina’s dad’s girlfriend jumped of their balcony. For example, “… She’s hurt real bad. Who? Lince. What? Fell (or jumped) off the balcony. When? Yesterday. Where? Right outside. I didn’t dare ask why. Instead, I let him cry.” (Hopkins 136)
After Kristina’s first time doing crack everything went downhill. After the first time, Kristina was so high that she left her house and almost got raped by a group of boys. She smoked some weed and made out with her “boyfriend”. Then Kristina began to drink alcohol. For example,”… Ever done a three-fer? You gonna love it, baby…Covered my mouth, rough, held my arms, strong, ripped my clothes, vicious… No! I screamed into dirty flesh. Not this way! Buttons burst, zippers opened, I closed my eyes, braced for pain.” (Hopkins 114-115)
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