The destruction of the Tower, the government subsidized highrise for lower income people, in which the Barksdale organization sold most of their drugs was a devastating loss of territory that forced the organization to return to selling drugs on the streets, the events are beneficial to the viewers because it allows the development of characters of Avon Barksdale and Stringer Bell as they attempt to restructure their organization to accommodate the changes. The power that the Barksdale crew has accumulated through drug sales is often used as a violent force, especially the threat of death, to suppress their the community, but it is also to protect the Barksdale organization from others such as the police force who desire to see it destroyed.
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The Barksdale crew continues to use violence against people who commit crimes against them such as Brandon Wright, who steals from the Barksdale organization, and is brutally tortured and killed by the Barksdale organization (“The Wire”). Brandon’s murder is not only done in retaliation for the crime, but the display of his body for all to see is done intentionally to display the consequences of crossing such a powerful and brutal organization. The Barksdale crew continues to uses shows of violence in the third season against Marlowe’s crew in order to gain territory and to retaliate for losses they face when Marlowe retaliates for their actions. The deaths are not only used to intimidate the community, but in order to show potential enemies of the organization, the organizations skill and dangerous nature so they may prevent others from attacking …show more content…
Avon’s desire to use violence to take territory can be seen as a way in which Avon is attempting to show others the abilities of his restructured organization and to protect the the corners that he sees should be his from other drug dealers. As the organization adjusts, conflict occur between Barksdale and Bell as Bell attempts to reform the entire system of drug sales through cooperation, but Avon views this as a potential sign of weakness and believes that killing others is the best way to assert his
The Barksdale crew continues to use violence against people who commit crimes against them such as Brandon Wright, who steals from the Barksdale organization, and is brutally tortured and killed by the Barksdale organization (“The Wire”). Brandon’s murder is not only done in retaliation for the crime, but the display of his body for all to see is done intentionally to display the consequences of crossing such a powerful and brutal organization. The Barksdale crew continues to uses shows of violence in the third season against Marlowe’s crew in order to gain territory and to retaliate for losses they face when Marlowe retaliates for their actions. The deaths are not only used to intimidate the community, but in order to show potential enemies of the organization, the organizations skill and dangerous nature so they may prevent others from attacking …show more content…
Avon’s desire to use violence to take territory can be seen as a way in which Avon is attempting to show others the abilities of his restructured organization and to protect the the corners that he sees should be his from other drug dealers. As the organization adjusts, conflict occur between Barksdale and Bell as Bell attempts to reform the entire system of drug sales through cooperation, but Avon views this as a potential sign of weakness and believes that killing others is the best way to assert his