Ex-convict Socrates Fortlow lives in Watts, a tough Los Angeles neighborhood, and struggles to stay on the path of righteousness. He befriends a young boy named Darryl, who initially dislikes Socrates but grows to appreciate his mentorship. He counsels Corrina, a pretty 23-year old who works and wants to keep her husband who has no job. He counsels the husband, Howard, to step up lest he lose Corrina. After a few trials and tribulations, Socrates lands a job at a supermarket further on the west side of Los Angeles. He helps Darryl again as he stands up against gang members, and tries to make up for his past misdeeds by reaching out to an old flame.
Socrates finds himself in jail, having hit a man who struck a dog with his car and wanted to finish off the dog. Socrates carries the dog to a local vet, who later posts his bail. Through his savvy public defender, Socrates gets a suspended sentence. At the end of the novel Socrates does his final good deed, helping his friend, suffering from terminal cancer, find enough pain medication to end his own life.
always, outnumbered, always, outgunned, 1997, crime, novel, walter, mosley, first, editionauthorwalter, mosleycountryunited, stateslanguageenglishseriessocrates, fortlowgenrecrime, fictionpublisherw, norton, companypublication, date24, october, 1997media, type. Always Outnumbered Always Outgunned is a 1997 crime novel by Walter Mosley 1 Always Outnumbered Always OutgunnedFirst editionAuthorWalter MosleyCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishSeriesSocrates FortlowGenreCrime fictionPublisherW W Norton amp CompanyPublication date24 October 1997Media typePrint Hardcover Pages208 pagesISBN978 0 393 04539 0OCLC36165270Dewey Decimal813 54 21LC ClassPS3563 O88456 A79 1998Followed byWalkin the Dog Contents 1 Plot Summary 2 Film television or theatrical adaptations 3 References 4 External linksPlot Summary EditEx convict Socrates Fortlow lives in Watts a tough Los Angeles neighborhood and struggles to stay on the path of righteousness He befriends a young boy named Darryl who initially dislikes Socrates but grows to appreciate his mentorship He counsels Corrina a pretty 23 year old who works and wants to keep her husband who has no job He counsels the husband Howard to step up lest he lose Corrina After a few trials and tribulations Socrates lands a job at a supermarket further on the west side of Los Angeles He helps Darryl again as he stands up against gang members and tries to make up for his past misdeeds by reaching out to an old flame Socrates finds himself in jail having hit a man who struck a dog with his car and wanted to finish off the dog Socrates carries the dog to a local vet who later posts his bail Through his savvy public defender Socrates gets a suspended sentence At the end of the novel Socrates does his final good deed helping his friend suffering from terminal cancer find enough pain medication to end his own life Film television or theatrical adaptations EditAlways Outnumbered 1998 television movie directed by Michael Apted starring Laurence Fishburne as Socrates References Edit The New York TimesExternal links EditAlways Outnumbered Always Outgunned at IMDb This article about a crime novel of the 1990s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it See guidelines for writing about novels Further suggestions might be found on the article s talk page vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Always Outnumbered Always Outgunned amp oldid 1124139604, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
