The West End is a concentration of slums in New York. There are two juvenile hooligan groups there. One is called "Rocket", composed of white people, and the leader is River; the other is called "Shark", composed of Puerto Ricans, and the head is Bernardoplayed by. The two gangs are not at the same time. Frequent provocative fighting, leading to bloodshed.
One night, a large-scale dance party was held in the West End. There was a unique "race" between the two groups.the shouts of everyone, River's friend Tonyand Bernardo's sister Mariamet. The two fell in love at first sight and danced together like in a dream. Bernaldo spotted them, he furiously rushed forward and forced his men to take Maria away.
When Maria returned home, she was about to go to bed, when she suddenly heard someone calling her. She approached the window and saw Tony again. The next day, Maria heard that "Shark" would fight "Rocket" and hoped Tony would stop them. Tony promised her. In the evening, "Shark" and "Rocket" met on the street. The two gangs were about to start their hands. Tony hurried over. He tried to stop the fight between them, but Bernardo ignored him and knocked Tony to the ground with a punch. When River saw this, he moved his hand. When River forced Bernaldo with a knife, Tony asked River to stop. River hesitated for a moment, but Bernardo's knife pierced River's chest first. Tony ran over and hugged River. Bernaldo stabbed him again with a knife, Tony's sharp eyes, picked up River's knife and pierced Bernaldo's chest.
Maria is very sad about this. Bernardo's girlfriend scolded her and blamed her with the most filthy words, but she could never forget Tony. Tony didn't know where to learn that Maria was worried and wanted to commit suicide, and fell into despair. Bernaldo had hoped that his sister would marry his friend Chino during his lifetime. But Kino saw that Maria's love was actually the enemy who killed her brother, and furiously, he hid his pistol and went to find Tony to settle accounts. Maria quickly rushed to Tony to report when she learned about it, but at that moment, Kino's gun fired, and the relentless bullet took Tony's life, and Maria was distraught
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