How does Dead End in Norvelt end?
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Asked by: Gregory Shirley
Spizz, and Mr. Huffer have all recently purchased poison, and Jack’s own mom has been cooking food for all of the dead women (who, not surprisingly, each have the half-eaten casseroles in their homes when they are found). In the end, both mysteries are finally solved, and Jack’s nosebleeds go away.
Who is the killer in Dead End in Norvelt?
Spizz
Spizz, like Mr. Gantos, is nothing but a really old man-child. When he doesn’t get what he wants, he obsesses about it for, oh, almost half a century—and then murders people to get his way.
Is there a Dead End in Norvelt movie?
Plot. Dead End in Norvelt takes place during the summer of 1962, after the American schoolboy Jack Gantos fires his father’s war trophy, a Japanese sniper rifle, at a war movie playing at a drive-in movie theater thinking it is unloaded.
What does Jack Gantos look like in Dead End in Norvelt?
Jack is our hero—but to be honest, he’s not much of a hero, at least at first. Instead, he’s a skinny twelve-year-old with a tendency to get nosebleeds and not much of a backbone. (Okay, we don’t know for sure that he’s skinny—but we imagine he is.)
How old is Jack in Dead End in Norvelt?
twelve-year-old
Dead End in Norvelt is an autobiographical summer story of twelve-year-old Jack Gantos who starts this particular summer by accidentally firing his father’s Japanese sniper rifle at the screen of the local drive-in movie.
Where does Dead End in Norvelt take place?
Norvelt, Pennsylvania
Just a Little Commie Town
Jack Gantos sets his novel in the real-life town of Norvelt, Pennsylvania (plus, he also grew up there). Norvelt was started in 1934 as a New Deal housing project.
Why did Jack get grounded in Dead End in Norvelt?
Jack gets grounded for accidentally shooting his Dad’s rifle.
