Love and HateSettingThis story was about 2 boys (Bryon and Mark). Bryon was the oldest. He was sixteen and Mark was 15. They both got into trouble. They liked to fight and were billiards cheaters. Mark had gone to live with Bryon and his mother when he was little. His parents had argued and shot each other. Plot Structure I believe this story was a man against himself, because throughout the book Bryon was constantly changing. He and Mark began to grow apart. He started falling in love with a girl. He also had to deal with his best friend/brother turning into the police. He had to learn to forgive himself. Towards the end Bryon reported Mark to the police. He had found drugs under Mark's mattress. Mark was bringing home some money and Bryon finally found out where it came from. Mark sold drugs. Bryon didn't know what to do so he called the police. When Mark got home and Bryon told him, Mark was shocked. In court Mark wouldn't even look at Bryon and when Bryon went to see him Mark said he hated him. PlotBryon and Mark were friends/brothers. Mark came to live with them when he was 9 years old. His parents had argued and ended up shooting each other. Mark and Bryon did everything together. They were great pool cheaters. They would go to Charlie's bar and find someone to play pool with. Then they would end up with all his money. Bryon was Charlie's friend. That's how they were able to enter the bar. Bryon was 16 and Mark was 15. They both loved to argue. One day they were walking with M&M, a thirteen-year-old who loved M&M's. When three kids tried to jump on M&Ms. M&M didn't like to argue, so Mark and Bryon stopped him. Bryon and Mark went to visit Bryon's mother in the hospital. He told them about a boy, Mike, across the hall who never had visitors. So he asked them to come and see him. Bryon didn't want it that way, he went to the snack bar and saw a girl he knew.