", "Yeah. "Sure, sure ... hell yes." One of the most ridiculous forms of intolerance is to dislike a person on command. This goal of Russian roulette is that they get to last spin without killing themselves. Tigo watched him. "Come on, the last spin. His hand left the cylinder. "What I'm tryin to say," Tigo went on, "is that I just happened to be picked for this, you know? ", "I'm giving you a break." "Can't we pick our own ..." The word was hard coming. "It's you turn," he said. The jacket shrieked, "Enemy, enemy! ", "Yeah, but ..." Danny frowned again. introduction: '' The boy sitting opposite him was called Tigo, and he wore a green silk jacket with an orange stripe on each sleeve. '' ", "Yeah, I do too," Danny said. What are the doing? ", "Screw the clubs!" You know that? You game?". She's a swell chick.". Danny hesitated an instant. The two protagonists become aware that they joined their respective gang because it was the gang on their street, not because they liked the other members. "I didn't think you was going through with it," Tigo said. I�m actually glad!� He twirled the cylinder. "We're pretty lucky, you know?" A small cry escaped Tigo's throat, and a look of incredulous shock knifed his eyes. Or even one if you want." Like sometimes... well, don't you wonder what you're doing stomping some guy in the street? "Why you giving me a break?" In this short story, author Evan Hunter uses the term “club” for what we now call gangs. The gun on the table was a Smith & Wesson .38 Police Special. Gangs are often created based on ethnic characteristics. Danny looked at the gun disinterestedly. "We keep this up all night?" "What the hell's the difference?" Tigo was looking at the gun. I mean...� Danny frowned. The jacket told Danny that Tigo was his enemy. Without any street boppin', and without any law trouble. Danny asked. In this short story, author Evan Hunter uses the term �club� for what we now call gangs. Then he put his head on the table and began weeping. Get started by clicking the "Add" button. The cylinder stopped. "Me now, huh?" The Last Spin by Evan Hunter (1960, full text available online) Introduction. �Cause he messed with somebody else�s girl?� Tigo shook his head. Don't you?". He lifted the gun. "That's the trouble," Tigo said. Then he put his head on the table and began weeping. "Her name is Juana." ", "Yeah. "Listen, what's there to be afraid of?" What do you think Tigo will do with this newly discovered power over his own life? Then Tigo shrugged, and fired. Why? He felt sure that this time the firing pin would strike the percussion cap of one of the cartridges. Danny asked. The boy sitting opposite him was called Tigo, and he wore a green silk jacket with an orange stripe on each sleeve. "You see a nice deb in the street, you think it's crazy, you know? Why do they keep making the game more dangerous? Danny put the gun to his head quickly. "Well, that was easy, wasn't it?" The boy sitting opposite him was called Tigo, and he wore a green silk jacket with an orange stripe on each sleeve. Tigo was the enemy, and so he presented a mask to the enemy, cocking one eyebrow and saying, "I seen pieces before. We can�t do this all night, can we?�, �Let�s make this the last spin. I mean with your girl and mine? Listen, they don�t like it, they can take a flying leap, you know?�, �I don�t think they�ll like it. ", "Hey, you got to tryin, man," Tigo said excitedly. He returned Tigo's stare, and then he squeezed the trigger. Tigo looked puzzled. "Well, here goes." Lesson learned, barrel spins, gun fires, one dies. Tigo said. "I may blow my head off first time out.". "Sure we can! For a moment, their eyes locked. Tigo laughed nervously, and then his laugh became honest when he saw Danny was laughing with him. The cylinder whirled, whirled, and then stopped. Tigo was studying him with large brown eyes. �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. "It's your spin.". You mean you never been? Tigo said. Sometimes instead of choosing one�s friends, one is clumped together with others based on geographic location, physical characteristics, or religion. ", "This is what the club said. Hastily, he put the gun down on the table. THE LAST SPIN is a diverse and brilliant exposition of his multi-faceted talents, with the diamond-hard prose, the vivid characterisation that pulsates through his best-selling novels: THE BLACKBOARD JUNGLE - SECOND ENDING - STRANGERS WHEN WE MEET - A MATTER OF CONVICTION Contents: First Offence, The Fallen Angel; Silent Partner; Small Homicide; The Girl With The Pretty Ey "Ain't it the truth?" The cylinder stopped. "You can tell a good piece just by the way it feels in your hand.". The jacket shrieked, �Enemy, enemy!�. "Here's to Sunday," he said. ", "The last spin," Tigo said. "Yeah, one boat," Tigo Said. "You game? Like sometimes... well, don�t you wonder what you�re doing stomping some guy in the street? "I never told that to nobody," Danny said. Tigo nodded. Slowly, Danny put the gun to his head. ", "No, it's been ... well, you know, these guys on the club, who can talk to them?". Danny asked, wondering why he was asking such a stupid question, listening to the whirring of the cylinder at the same time. He took a deep breath, then picked up the .38. He sighed. Again the firing pin clicked on an empty chamber. Symbolism THE LAST SPIN " The Last Spin" The biggest use of symbolism because it foreshadows the ending of the story. "You got heart, Danny," Tigo said. "I mentioned that to one of the guys yesterday, and he thought I was nuts. Don�t you?�. What you got to beat him up for? �Look, you want to go on the lake this Sunday? The cylinder was stopped now. What're you gonna do? Tigo shrugged. That's four-to-two. Check comprehension thought LOTS What was the relationship of the boys at the beginning? "We going to sit and talk all night, or we going to get this thing rolling?" �The boy sitting opposite him was his enemy. "You got to stick with the club. Danny slapped the cylinder with his left hand. "I was thinking," Tigo, said, "when I get old enough, I'll join the Army, you know? "We could say ... well ... like we kept shootin' an' nothing happened, so ..." Tigo shrugged. "Yeah, I think I know her.". I'd join now only my old lady won't give me permission. ", "Yeah, I only got a sister." We�re supposed to settle this for the clubs.�, �Screw the clubs!� Tigo said. There's supposed to be a truce on. He picked it up and broke it open. he asked. It can be hard trying to get to now someone who looks different and sounds different, but the benefits can be long-lasting. You dig? �What the hell! �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. He grinned at Tigo, and Tigo grinned back, and then Danny fired. He sighed again. Whichever way it turns out, like...", Tigo stared at him for a long time. "I know," Danny watched as Tigo picked up the gun. "Sometimes I think I'm turkey," he said to Tigo, surprised that his thoughts had found voice.

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