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Darius Evans Response to Literature This summer I red a very dramatic book called that was then, this is now by S. E Hinton. The story mostly takes place on the streets of a fictional neighbor hood. A well known name in the neighbor hood and in the book was a boy named Bryon. Bryon is a boy that is very loyal to his friends unless they are disloyal to him. The biggest problem in the story was that his friend M&M had ran away. The central theme in the story is "Don’t let life beat you up" which mean if your a kid stay a kid. The theme is shown when Bryon is gambling in pool. After the game Bryon and his friend are attacked because they cheated. Then the bar tender who was there friend took a bullet for them. This is an example of the theme because at his age he should not be gambling. He should be trying to stay in school. The theme relates to life because kids are out on the streets killing each other every day like there tough. I like this book a lot so I would recommend this book to others because it can relate to a lot of people. It also has a good story line. When you here about the friends finding out that they really ant know each other you may see you and your friends are the same way. I would most likely give this book to a teen that loves to read. Just like me.