Less is more

Reginald 2022-03-20 09:01:50

Young people tend to make some mistakes, but where is the bottom line.
The messy and chaotic life ahead is just to exaggerate the living environment of the protagonist. The heads of people looked a little bigger.
Johnny's personality is too eccentric, and people are divided into groups, and many of his friends are like this. The conflict with Jake is a primer that leads to the whole story.
In fact, when it comes to kidnapping Zack, everyone doesn't think much about it, it's more of an emotional act. And from their attitude towards Zack, they didn't realize the seriousness of the problem at all. If Zack struggled so hard that Johnny and the others had to be tied up, maybe someone would call the police when Frankie's friends were partying, or at least Susan would. But the attitude of the kidnapper, especially the attitude of the kidnapper Zack, made everyone take a big thing as a joke. Until the last thing happened.
Children live in their own world, and their rules are different from adults. Considering the simplicity of things makes them ignore the binding forces that this society has in common. Therefore, they will do some excessive things just on impulse, and when they realize it, they will do some more excessive things to demonstrate their behavior, and finally lead to irreversible. And it's not just Johnny's who need to reflect on this, but also Zack.

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Alpha Dog quotes

  • Cosmo Gadabeeti: [grabs onto Johnny Truelove] Hey, look at this kid. How handsome he is. Look at this! You must be knocking them dead. You knocking them dead?

    Johnny Truelove: No. Let go of me.

    Cosmo Gadabeeti: So what are you doing tonight? You chasing tail?

  • [last lines]

    Cosmo Gadabeeti: I'm telling you, he's lost.

    Sonny Truelove: I think he's right. I mean, I ain't seen him. He ain't here. He must be lost. Now get the fuck out of my house.