“Set It Off” gives a look into the harsh conditions and economic pressures put on poor black neighborhoods. It also showcases how little things that may not mean the end for someone with more advantages, such as a lost job or taxes, can send an entire life off course for people in situations like these women. Classes and divisions exist within these neighborhoods, and, at least in this film, those with more wealth or power are incline to abuse those without. The struggles faced by black communities are not something to be ignored or dismissed. They have to struggle not only with the outside (typically white) community, but there is also a power struggle within their own community. There is a fight within to be the best with the assumption that
