Pablo Escobar Personality

Pablo Escobar, leader of the Medllin drug cartel, had what every strong person in command needs: ambition, popularity, and ruthlessness. Pablo was an extremely successful drug lordPablo may have died as a rich man, but he actually grew up poor. He was the son of a teacher and a peasant. Because of his lack of wealth, Pablo became involved in a life of crime. He began by just stealing tomb stones and selling them to smugglers, then he got involved in selling fake lottery tickets and contraband cigarettes. At only 22 years old, Pablo became a millionaire working for smuggler Alvaro Prieto. These were all only small steps that Pablo took, there 's always that one final step: Escobar ordered the death of Fabio Restrepo, a Medellin Drug Lord. This was Pablo 's chance to finally step into a lot of power. This opportunity would hand him political, economic, and criminal influence. Escobar was able to communicate with five other illegal entrepreneurs in …show more content…
Some say he created a Robin Hood image just to sway the opinion of the public, others say that he helped out of the goodness of his heart. Pablo Escobar built schools, parks, stadiums, and churches. Once he heard of 700 families living in a city dump to scavenge for food, so he took it upon himself to build them a neighborhood. The neighborhood was called Barrio Pablo Escobar and it still stands till this day. Pablo connected with the lower- class but still maintained a level of authority. He held this indestructible image of strength; he was able to easily shape the minds of young people in Medellin. The NACLA Report on the Americas, interviewed a 19 year old boy by the name of Chucho. He claims that he couldn 't believe that the government took down a person like Pablo Escobar. He used the word "invincible" to describe the drug lord. Pablo Escobar didn 't just create an image for himself, but he forced the people to believe