Both sides appear to ignore the endangerment that hey arbitrarily cause for the town""s innocent inhabitants in the chain reaction of gunfire.Breaking the explicit company rule, they continue to date to combat mutual loneliness.He also maintains his feelings for the rich girl Angela, who often sits outside the factory in her open convertible and catches Alice""s jealous and nagging notice: "It""s better for you than running around with those Eastmans and their bunch and all those rich girls hat have nothing to do.Johnny Sims reached the age of twelve.He recited poetry, played piano and sang in a choir...so did Lincoln and Washington!Eight male school friends sit perched on a fencepost and talk about their futures, many of which are already mapped out for them - even so, young twelve year old Johnny is confident of his prospects:White boy: What are you gonna be when you grow up, Whitey?Black boy: I detend to be a preacher man! Hallelujah!Nerdy-looking boy: I purpose to seek occupation as a cowboy.Yellow Man: I - I wish him luck.And then as if to practice on the ""heathen,"" the Yellow Man is handed a booklet entitled "Hell." He receives it graciously without changing his expression.After darning one of her father""s socks, Lucy prepares for a "shopping trip" with a few coins given to her by her father for groceries.