Punk Chappie appears to be a selfish and thoughtless boy, though what we're really seeing is naivete and immaturity from a kind enough but rudderless child. Only this time, the bus has a new inhabitant - a middle-aged Jamaican who goes by the name of I-Man, and who becomes a huge influence on Chappie's transition to Bone, his new persona.While the first few chapters of the book may not elicit much sympathy from the reader, it soon becomes apparent that this could be the author's intention. Chappie finds himself returning to an abandoned school bus on some waste ground where he'd sought refuge once before. So far, so stereotypical.After fleeing a burning squat, he and his friend Russ part ways for a while. Chappie is already well on the way to trouble (presumably we know this because he has a mohawk and a nose piercing), and for the first few chapters he certainly finds it. At just fourteen years old, he is on the verge of being disowned by his mother and abusive stepfather.
When we first meet Chappie, he's the ultimate lost boy. Rule of the Bone is the story of a young boy from Au Sable in New York State trying to sort himself out in spite of being hindered by every adult around him.
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