Brick and Rachel

On one saturday Brick and Rachel went to the amusement park without Jesse. They spent some time in the arcade and Rachel spent her last three tickets on darts. Since she was terrible at it, she gave her darts to a man that was good at it to try and win her a prize. The man hit ten bulls eyes in a row and won her a big prize. She gladly declined it and said that since the man one he should have the prize. The man followed them and pressured Rachel into taking the prize but she didn't want it. Brick stepped in and told him to get lost so the man did. They then decided to go on the ferris wheel. This wasn't such a good idea because when they were on the ferris wheel Rachel felt dizzy and sick. She wanted to get off the ride and wanted to stand up. Brick tried to calm her down but it wasn't working. She fell into Brick's arms and it made everything okay.

After they got off the ferris wheel they went to go sit by Laurelhurst Park where it was Brock's last day in town. He was going to Chicago. Rachel hands him a nickel that is worth 500 dollars but Brick doesn't want it. This symbolizes the friendship that they shared. When Brick tossed the nickel into the lake, it meant something to both of them. They knew that that nickel would remain in that lake so it meant that their friendship will last forever. They shared a bond that was unbreakable so their friendship will never be forgotten. They watch the birds come in and out of the water and as the final sentence states, "If only Robbie had been a bird, if only we had been a family that could fly," (Durrow 264) symbolized the importance of her family. She realized then that she could fly away and be free. (Mason Roessler Post 8)