Rumble fish summary

Rumble Fish is a story narrated by Rusty James. He finds himself with an old friend Steve, and they remember a story about a fight RJ was in. The flashback takes place when he is 14. Rusty James is a tough guy and says he had won every fight for the last two years. This time he fought a kid named Biff who was 16. They planned to fight at 8 o’clock. News spread about the fight and they were afraid it would turn into a gang fight, so each person brought their own friends. RJ’s friend Steve said he would go, but didn’t show up until the end. Instead, Motorcycle Boy came to the fight. When he arrived he distracted RJ, and Biff was able to stab him with a knife. RJ didn’t have a knife. After he gets stabbed, Steve shows up and Motorcycle Boy ends the fight by breaking Biff’s wrist. Steve, RJ and Motorcycle Boy go home instead of to a doctor to fix RJ’s wound. At the end, we find out that Motorcycle boy is really RJ’s brother