Stan by Me
By: Jack • Essay • 293 Words • November 23, 2009 • 773 Views
Essay title: Stan by Me
Stand By Me
Stand By Me is the story of true friendship and the loss of innocence. It brings all childhood insecurities, fears, and dreams intosharp, crystal-clear focus. It begins, as childhood stories often do, with curiosity. Four friends, each with his own emotional
baggage, decide to go on an adventure: to find the dead body of a boy who has mysteriously disappeared. Our quartet, being
young and adventurous, see the excitement as outweighing the possible dangers and risks.
The group consists of Chris Chambers, a very bright, outspoken boy, full of bravado on the outside, yet full of insecurity on the
inside. Chris is intelligent, but being constantly beaten by his father, as well as having to live down his brother's bad reputation,
have made him fearful and hopeless in regards to his future. His best friend is Gordie Lachance, a boy also full of fear for his
. . .
They are also being closely followed by Ace Merrill and his gang of hoodlums, including Chris' older brother,
Eyeball.