The Body of Chris Creed

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The Body of Christopher Creed Thematic Essay Some once said that the only time you don’t spread rumors is when it is about you. People will always start rumors and spread them around without even thinking about how it will affect the other person. Such is the case in The Body of Christopher Creed by Carol Plum-Ucci. This story takes place in a town named Steepleton. The protagonist in this story is Torey Adams, and high school football player who, according to some people, have a perfect life. One day, one of Torey’s peers, Christopher Creed, goes missing without any notice and the entire town goes insane with spreading rumors as to whether Creed had run away, committed suicide, or been murdered. Before creed had disappeared, he was never really talked to. Most people made fun of him, or beat him up for no reason at all. Plum-Ucci suggests that bullying can affect somebody’s life and their actions. According to Plum-Ucci, bullying can affect one’s family, town, and friendship. Torey Adams’ family is what most people would call a normal, well put together family. That is, until Christopher Creed disappears and the whole town flips upside down looking for him. Creed types a suicide note about how everyone makes fun of him and how “people wish [he was] dead” (36-37). Chris felt that he didn’t belong in the town of Steepleton, and nobody knows where he went. In his suicide note, he wrote that Torey has a perfect life. He didn’t mention Ali, his next door neighbor. Rumor has it that she is “passing through high school on her back” (42). The rumor is saying that Ali is promiscuous and she doesn’t have a good reputation at her school. The only problem with this is that nobody knows what is going on at home in Ali’s life with her family. Nobody knows about how Ali’s parents are divorced and Ali’s mom is promiscuous. Since Ali lives right next door to the Creed’s

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