The Theme for CRANK

                What is the theme in the book CRANK by Ellen Hopkins ?

                     

                   In the book CRANK by Ellen Hopkins is about a girl name Kristina. A sixteen year old girl who does drugs. I know your surprise by now because, Kristina is very young to be doing drugs and other inappropriate things at her age. When Kristina does drugs and other inappropriate things she refers to herself as Bree. Kristina refers to herself as Bree because, Bree is the one who would make the negative choices in her life. Kristina is the one who would think before making a decision. The author wrote this to show that when your influence by something negative here are your outcomes in life. Not everything your influence by is going to benefit you.

 

 

                    Kristina has another side to her which she refers to as Bree. On page 83, Kristina gives a brief explanation about the positive and negative side of her. Bree is the one who makes the negative decisions which can affect her. One part where the author states this idea is on pages 90-91. In this part of the story Adam and Bree are doing cocaine or in other words some type of drug you sniff. What is Bree doing, is she out of her 16 year old mind ? When Bree went to go stay with her dad for two months, Bree met this boy name Adam. After they got to know each other, Bree started to like Adam and he liked her to. Even though he already had a girlfriend he still did things with Bree. Bree was mostly influence by her dad and Adam, because there the ones who mostly did drugs around her. So Bree of course made the negative decision and followed into there footsteps.

 

 

                      Another part where the author shows Bree making the wrong decisions is on pages 96-97. On these two pages this is where Bree and Adam interact sexually. When I read this part my jaw dropped because, Bree only knew the boy for like a week. She's sixteen years old, Adam is older then her and he has a girlfriend. What in the world was she thinking ?  But they both got caught, Bree got caught by her dad, and Adam got caught by his girlfriend. When Bree saw her dad she ran home, but while she was running home. These three huge men blocked her way, and they raped her just a little bit. Bree was lucky that Adam came just in time before she was fully raped. Do you see what happens when you make the wrong decisions in life ? Those are your outcomes, don't make the wrong decisions or else.

 

 

                     In my opinion, I think that the monster Kristina talks about that is inside her is Bree. I think the author wants me to think this because, she is giving us the negative side of Kristina, so I guess Kristina doesn't want that negative side of her anymore. Hopefully towards the end of the book the negative side of Kristina will no longer exist anymore. Also from her learning from her mistakes, she will now know that those are my outcomes if I make the wrong decisions in life.