Ghost Boys
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
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Dead (p. 3–5) Alive (p. 9–16) Dead (p. 21–31) Alive (p. 35–44) Dead (p. 49–53) Alive (p. 57–59) Dead (p. 63–70) Alive (p. 75–80) Dead (p. 85–191) Alive (p. 195–198) Dead (p. 204)
Themes
All Themes Progress, Storytelling, and Justice Racism and the Law Childhood Fear Education
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Characters
All Characters Jerome Rogers Emmett Till Sarah Moore Officer Moore Carlos Rodríquez Grandma Kim Rogers Ma Rogers Pop Rogers Eddie The Judge Ms. Penny
Symbols
All Symbols Toy Gun
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Ghost Boys

by

Jewell Parker Rhodes

Ghost Boys Symbols

Toy Gun

In Ghost Boys, the toy gun that Carlos gives to Jerome represents how fear and racism cause people to misperceive boys of color as dangerous adult men, not as the children they are, and…

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