Week 4, #4

What do you think Sonny is going to do with the money? Make a prediction. What would you have done, if you were in Sonny's position?

As soon as I read that Sonny stole the Cloyd's money, I knew something interesting would come of it. I do not think that Sonny will end up doing anything special with it. I do not think he will do anything with it at all. I predict that the Cloyd will end up finding out about it and make him give it back. Sonny already got caught stealing the dirty magazines so Cloyd has it in his head that Sonny is a thief. The money is hidden right by where the dirty magazine was so it shouldn't be that hard for Cloyd to find. "...I'd stuck [the dirty magazine] there in that bookcase, under the pile of dumb heavy old geographic magazines that were always there, right below the row of books. Right below the boyscout books" (191). When the Cloyd does find that his money isn't where it should be, the first person he will turn to is Sonny because of the the dirty magazine incedent. The Cloyd will not say anything at first, then casually give hints to Sonny, making him feel unconfortable. He will say things like, "What would you do with a thousand dollars?" and "Can you get something out of that drawer for me?'. This will slowly eat away at Sonny's conscience. As soon as Sonny realizes that the Cloyd actually knows that he took the money, he will go and check to make sure that it is still there. The Cloyd will have already taken the money back and some of Sonny's own. This will create a conflict between the two and ultimately cause a big confrontation. As soon as Silvia finds out about it, she will most likely take her son's side. After this happens Silvia and the Cloyd will divorce and Sonny will have to move away from the girl he likes.
A second scenario that could play out would be if Sonny were to spend his money on Nica. I can see him buying her clothes or jewelery just to try and impress her. Sonny just might even buy her a diamond ring really fast just so that he can get rid of the money. Maybe he will pay for the paperwork and court fees so that Nica can go and get her name changed. He really likes her and her not wanting to kiss him just makes him want her even more. The amount of money that he has is not enough to do anything big but is a good amount at the same time. If I were Sonny, I would spend the money on the bel air. I would register the car under my name and make sure everything was up to date. With the money that I had left over I would buy some new tires and make the car look really nice. Although Sonny will most likely not do that with the money, that is what I would have done.