Matt+M

That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton
==1. Bryon and Mark are the main characters in the book. Bryon and Mark are best friends,almost like brothers. Mark lives with Bryon and his mother because Mark's parents shot and killed each other. They have been friends since early childhood and now are sixteen years old.== ==2. Bryon meets Cathy, who is M&M's sister, who is working as a waitress in the hospital's coffee shop. Bryon also meets Mike Chambers, who is a patient that is his age. Mike is in the room across from Bryon's mom. Mike was beaten badly by a group of guys.== ==3. Bryon and Charlie have a respected and trusted friendship. Bryon looks up to Charlie and Charlie trust Bryon. As a example of trust Charlie lends Bryon his car to use. Bryon respects Charlie for his acomplishements like owning his own bar.== ==4. At the dance, Mark gets in the middle of a fight in the parking lot and ends up getting badly injured. He is knocked out when the guy hits him in the head with a beer bottle. Mark goes to the hospital in a ambulance and Bryon goes with him. Mark ends up with ten stitches in his head.==

5. Bryon realizes that he is the only family that Mark has and how much he really means to him. Bryon relizes that he doesnt need to be in a gang, that he has his own personality.
==6. Charlie got shot to death in the alley trying to protect Bryon and Mark from the Texans they had hustled at pool in the bar. The Texans were about to beat Bryon and Mark when Charlie showed up with his shotgun. Bryon was very upset over the incident and felt blame for Charlie's death. Mark felt that Charlie knew what he was getting into and took chances by the type of people that would come into the bar.== ==7. Mark and Cathy dont really like each other. Mark fells a little jealous of Cathy for taking Bryon away from him. Cathy thinks Bryon is beautiful but always getting into trouble. They are a little hostile towrd each other with their remarks.== ==8. Mark cuts Angel's long black hair when she is past out from drinking too much and drops her off in the front of her house. Mark did this to get back at Angel, for getting him in the middle of the fight with Curtis and the other guy. And ending up getting hit on the head with the beer bottle and ten stitches.==

9. In chapter seven, Bryon realizes Mark doesn't really care doesn't care about anyone but Bryon. Bryon is his only famly and what really matter's to him.
==10. At Terry Jones house Bryon is beaten badley by Angel's brothers Curley and Tim and left unconscious tell Mark finds him and takes him to the hospital. Bryon never mention to Angels brothers that Mark was the one that cut Angel's hair.== ==11. In Chapter nine, Bryon and Cathy find M&M at a hippie house sitting in the coner of a room high on LSD and not looking well. Bryon and Cathy are very upset when they see him, and pick him up and carry to the car to bring to the hospital. They call Cathy's dad to meet them at the hospital. Bryon is moved by this beacause he fells like M&M is a little brother and Cathy's family is so caring.==

12. Bryon finds alot of drugs hidden under Mark's bed and realizes Mark is selling drugs. Bryon Calls the police to report what he found and have Mark arrested and takened to jail.
==13. Bryon's relationship with his friends and his attitude toward life completely change after this incident. Bryon stop caring about his friends and breaks up with Cathy. He doesn't care about Mark anymore. He is tired and worn out, he feels mixed up with life.==

14. At the end of the book, Bryon still feels mixed up, not caring about anything. He remembers when he was the kid that had all the answers and wishes he was that kid again.
==15. I think the book was good but very sad in how they all lived. The life message I got was to stay close to your family and stay away from drugs. Drugs ended up ruining Mark and Bryons friendship and life. M&M was also greatly affected from trying drugs.==