Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Elements of the Novel
- Main Characters
- Name: Rusty
- Characteristic: Sweet and Brave
- Name: Andrew
- Characteristic: Smart and Kind
- Name: RA (Dog)
- Characteristic: Sweet and Territorial
- Main Conflict
- Conflict/Problem: This animal abuser is trying to get his "guard dog" back in obnoxious ways.
- Cause: Rusty rescued the "guard dog" RA to save him from the animal abuser, Mr. Myers, but when he didn't ask
permission, Mr. Myers said Rusty stole his property.
- Theme
- Message/Theme: When you work at something long and hard that is important it will eventually make a difference, or you will accomplish it.
- How brought out in book: When Rusty saves RA things weren't starting out very pretty, Mr. Myers is destroying property, he got RA
back and abused him, he had a meth lab, and Mr. Myers sued Rusty's family for "stealing" his property. At he end of the book the
police arrest Mr. Myers after Rusty helps get the police.
- Setting
- Time: October
- Place/Location: Rural Town, School, Andrew's house, Rusty's house, Mr. Myer's house.