Kinnard C. Wright
The Iron Gang
Introduction: An insecure teenager befriends a group of young thugs and becomes one. Will he have to courage to turn his life around once he is confronted with similar problems as them?
Purpose: To explore the differences between middle class and poverty-stricken Black America.
I. Playin' Around: The protagonist, Quay is introduced. He is a nerdy highschooler who enjoys gangsta rap and has always wanted to live the lifestyle portrayed in the songs.
II. Hooky: Quay and his brother skip school to go to where their father always warned them never to step foot. While Quay's brother is not impressed, Quay sees this area as an opportunity to live the lifestyle he has always dreamed about.
III. The Trap: Quay and his brother meet Roc, Limpleg, and Carlos. Quay is able to fool them into thinking he is one of them by speaking with ebonics, smoking cigarettes and sagging his pants.
IV. No Way Out: The antagonists, Phil and Jason are introduced. The first time Phil meets Quay he recognises him as an outsider and tests him to see if he will fight. Quay is intimidated and backs down.
V. Hustlin': Angel is introduced. Angel is an insecure, dimwitted young lesbian with an extreme psychological addiction to marijuana.
VI. Phatty Back: Quay loses his virginity to Angel's promiscuous girlfriend, Kiara. She warns him not to tell Angel but Quay cannot help but brag to Roc, Limpleg, and Carlos about his affair.
VII. No Pretzels 4U: Quay first shoplifts and shares his spoils with the rest of the crew by having a cookout.
VIII. Rockin' Like Nuthin': Angel's brother, Kwan is introduced. Kwan is an ingenious, psychopathic older youth with a love for the rapper Scarface. The first time he meets Quay he thinks his is an undercover police.
IX. Smokes: Quay has his first taste of marijuana. He enjoys his first experience of getting high with his first true friends.
X. Sunoco: Quay learns how to panhandle at the gas station.
XI. Finger Food: Quay is caught shoplifting and is banned from the grocery store.
XII. Feds: Angel finds out that Quay had sex with her girlfriend and instigates a fight between him and Phil. Phil demolishes him.
XIII. Caught: Quay is finally kicked out of his house and is forced to beg and steal to live. He starts to live in a house with Angel.
XIV. Upper Marlboro: Angel is arrested for shoplifting and taken to Prince George's country Correctional Center. Kwan leaves her to fend for herself in the jail.
XV. The White Girl: Angel meets her new girlfriend from the phone chatline. Angel had been telling the girl, Hannah, that she was a male while Hannah kept from her the fact that she is White.
XVI. Miss Goldie Gets in Her Feelings: Angel's mentor, Miss Goldie is angered by Kwan's neglect of Angel and harsh words and spreads the word around that he is homosexual.
XVII. Positive Ass Nigga: Quay insults Angel and again is confronted by Phil and Jason. This time Quay somehow manages to best the two with the help of Kwan.
XVIII. Goin' Through the Motions: Quay works in another county and distances himself from the crew. He still goes to see them on weekends as he has no one else to hang out with.
XIX. The Birthday: Quay has a disassociative episode after smoking marijuana and attempts to rape a young woman who happens to be Jason's cousin. Jason's father presses charges against Quay.
XX. Left Niggas Slumped and Mommas Down in the Dumps: Quay is committed to a hospital mental health ward for after attempting to rape a young woman. There he meets another young man with a similar background who got in too deep in a criminal lifestyle and sees him as if a mirror image of himself.
XXI. Razor Sharp: Quay attempts suicide to deal with the reality of his new life. He is again brought back to the same mental health ward and stays even longer.
XXII. Get a Tampon: Quay's family stick by his side and help him through his legal trouble.
XXIII. Movin' On: Quay, sentenced to probation looks forward to attending college and searches for a new job.
Answer by Caitlyn
I attended a college prep, private high school and am currently a junior in college. I love English and writing. I think this is an excellent outline!!
Answer by Tammy
its a good idea, but i think you put too much info in the outline... unless you think you may forget what you want to happen. You need to put a lot more info in your book when you write it! Great idea for your book though. Get to writing!
Answer by Twainy Bob
So, Whats the moral? you can pretend to be White Trash. go around do illegal things, rape girls and get away with it because your family is rich.
Yeah sounds pretty realistic. Quay is his "street" name right? You have to write it right or its going to look like the inner city kids all they do is try and rape and fight each other. I am also not really buying the mental institution part. Rape won't get you sent to the loony bin it will get you sent to jail.
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