The mysterious lure toward the bad-boy mentality caused the 3 to lose sight of who they really are; which was the cause of their mishaps and troubles. The Greasy Lake represents this bad-boy mentality since it’s the “place to go” for all of the greasy characters. The only way to truly become the bad-boys they want to be, they have to visit the Greasy Lake. The 3 boys were indicated to be smart young men with futures in college. Since this was the age where the bad-boys became cool and attractive, they tried anything they could to become one (ex. Drinking gin, sniffed glue, and wore torn-up leather jackets). To be able to experience the Greasy Lake was huge into becoming one of the bad-boys, and so the 3 just did that. High on excitement and
