Jerry's Store

Jerry's corner store is where Rashad Butler is wrongfully accused of stealing, and brutally beaten by Paul Galluzzo. The store had frequent robberies, and the owner hired an officer to stand watch and protect the store. However, this information combined with a racially biased police officer in a pressure situation leads to an incident that brings to light a few different problems in the system. Jerry's is also the starting location for the protest at the end of the novel.

Hospital Room

Unfortunately, the hospital room is where Rashad spends most of the novel. After the arrest, he is kept by the doctors for concern of internal bleeding. However, despite being in one room for the most of the time, Rashad learns a lot about the issues that surround him though his art, his family and the news. The hospital room is where his Rashad's father tells...