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=//Rant //= =By: Chuck Palahniuk ﻿ =

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This book is written in the form of an oral history. When the story begins, the reader discovers that the main character, Buster Landru "Rant" Casey, is already deceased. Throughout the book various people discuss their memories Buster and the world he lived in, presenting stories in an occasionally conflicting time line. ======

The novel takes place in a dystopian future, where urban dwellers are forcefully divided by curfew into two separate classes: the respectable Daytimers and the oppressed Nighttimers.

This book is a mix of young adult fiction and mystery .

Plot Su﻿mmary
 Buster Casey is born in the rural town of Middleton with the senses of smell and taste far more advanced than any other human. As a child, Rant discovers a massive wealth that turns the small town's economy on its head. He then becomes obsessed with getting bitten by rabid animals along with venomous snakes and spiders. After getting bitten by several highly toxic spiders, Rant discovers that their bites cause him to get ill. He uses this effect to get out of school and eventually his way to an early diploma and a rather large check that he uses to leave town. Rant becomes a Nighttimer and finds himself swept up in the Nighttimer lifestyle that revolves around "Party Crashing". Rant also starts a nationwide rabies epidemic that eventually erupts into zombie-invasion-like proportions that calls for those infected with rabies to be shot and killed on sight. Rant eventually dies during a Party Crashing event. His death is viewed and listened to by millions on national television and the "Graphic Traffic" radio show. However, when the car is pried open, his body is missing. After his "death", many interviewees share their speculations about Rant's strange fate and its implications for society along with the rabies outbreak.

About the Author
Charles Michael "Chuck" Palahniuk (born February 21, 1962) is an American transgressional fiction novelist and freelance journalist. He is best known for the award-winning novel Fight Club, which was later made into a film directed by David Fincher. Palahniuk began writing fiction in his mid-thirties. By his account, he started writing while attending writer's workshops, hosted by Tom Spanbauer, which he attended to meet new friends. Spanbauer largely inspired Palahniuk's minimalistic writing style.

Other Works by Chuck Palahnuik

 * //Fight Club (1996)// [[image:rant5.jpg width="139" height="197" align="right"]][[image:rant4.jpg width="139" height="198" align="right"]][[image:rant3.jpg width="140" height="200" align="right"]]
 * //Survivor (1999) //
 * //Invisible Monsters (1999) //
 * //Choke (2001) //
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Lullaby (2002) //
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Diary (2003) //
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Haunted (2005) //
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Rant (2007) //
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Snuff (2008) //
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Pygmy (2009) //
 * //<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Tell-All (2010) //

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Chuck Palahnuik's books //Fight Club// and //Choke// have been made into movies. //Rant// and //Pygmy// are being discussed on becoming movies, as well.

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">﻿Social Issue Relevence
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Rant and Typhoid Mary are similar and different in multiple ways. When Rant starts the rabies epidemic in Middleton, the people run through a whole set of emotions. These emotions include anger and hate at Rant, fear for their lives and the lives of their loved ones, and they want him gone and out of the rest of their lives. While Typhoid Mary at its start people had the same feelings exspecially when they found out that Mary Mallon was the start of it all. Even though Rant infected millions and Typhoid Mary only infected 53 people they are still closely similar, the way they were both quarantined more than once. They are similar but also very different. Typhoid Mary possibly had the fever when she was born, while Rant gave himself rabies. These are a few way Rant and Typhoid Mary are alike and different.

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<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Dramatization of Rant
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I chose Cameron Bright to play Rant because he reminds me of a rebellious young adult. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The reason I chose Ty Pantiz to play young Rant because he is a kid who can be drestructive as well as that "good little angel" when he's with someone important. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">The main reason I chose Johnny Depp as Rant's father is because he has the strick aspect in his acting while also being somewhat warm which is exactly how Rant's father in the book is. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">I chose Katherine Heigl as Rant's mother becasue she is young but not too young because Rant's mother had him at a young age so his mother couldn't be too old. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Sandra Bullock would play Rant's grandmother because like Rant's mother she had a child at a young age so she fits into the age just about perfectly. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Emma Stone has the beauty that an guy would be attracted to but she also has the quailty to be rebellious making her perfect to be a Party Crasher <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">To me, Adam Hicks looks and acts like Bodie in many ways becaus ehe acts with such comedy as Bodie. He is also around the same age as Cameron Bright so they would look similar when it comes to age. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Mark Wallberg is that strong and tough guy who always was upset for some reason which is way he would be a good sheriff since Sheriff Bacon Carlyle and Rant didn't get along all that well. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Steve Carell has the sence of wonder and humer that go hand-in-hand with the car salesman, Wallance Boyer. <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">To play Shot Dunyun you have to be courious and some what dangerous which Austin Butler has.
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Buster Landru "Rant" Casey - Cameron Bright **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Young Rant - Ty Panitz **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Chester Casey (Rant's father) - Johnny Depp **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Irene Casey (Rant's mother) - Katherine Heigl [[image:Ty_Panitz.jpg width="86" height="112" align="right" caption="Ty Pantiz"]]**
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Rant's grandmother - Sandra Bullock **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Echo Lawrence (Party Crasher) - Emma Stone **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Bodie Carlyle (childhood friend) - Adam Hicks **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Sheriff Bacon Carlyle- Mark Wallberg **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Wallace Boyer (car slaesman) - Steve Carell **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">Shot Dunyun (Party Crasher) - Austin Butler **

<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">About the Reader
<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">My name is Stephanie Rush and I was born on August 24. I live with my mom, dad, and my <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif;">dog, Soshie. I have one sister and her name is Katie and she is in college. I like to play sports and ride my bike. I play basketball for Gahanna Licoln Hogh School. Music is a large part of my life! I have a 160gb iPod that is filled with music and videos. I listen to my iPod everyday! My sister and my dad both influence the tpye of music I listen to very much. My friends are a large part of my life! they are amazing and always find a way to make me laugh and have a good time. I have amazing friends and an amazing family who support me in everything I do. I love photography and I just love going out and taking picture of all the natural beauty around me. This is me in a snapshot.