Intro In Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds, William and his peers are governed by a simple, but strict set of rules: Having rules or codes of conduct can provide comfort for people in that they do not have to worry about what they should do. Instead, they can simply ...
The Story In Long Way Down, author Jason Reynolds brings readers on an intense, but brief journey with William Holloman as he struggles to decide how to react to his brother being murdered. This inner-conflict is so intense in fact, that most of the novel consists of a single elevator ...