“While many struggle for survival, others in the same society enjoy the benefits of great wealth.” (3, Rothman) The aspect of racial and economic oppression within the modern United States is unquestionable and has been since the beginning of our country as we know it. Although we have made improvements, whether they are far and few between, it does not ensure a colorblind society. As we become a more modern society, technologically speaking, we can see how far behind we are in terms of racism and oppression, specifically within the lower class. Boyz ‘N the Hood is one of the first modern representations of the type of environment that this racism and oppression has created for racial minorities in the United States.
South Central Los Angeles, California, is a place known for immense amounts of poverty and gang violence. We begin by following the young life of Tre Styles, an African American boy living in Watts, California with his single mother, Reva. Tre, at …show more content…
Tre’s father seemed to do well in teaching him how to become a responsible young man. We are taught, through word of mouth, that he has a job, a car, a girlfriend and plans to attend college. Ricky, Darrin’s football obsessed half-brother and favored by their mother, is a star high school athlete with a fantastic chance at receiving a collegiate scholarship. Academically, he is not the strongest, and lives at his mother’s house with his girlfriend and infant son. Chris, who is wheelchair bound from a gunshot wound, and Darrin, who is constantly in and out of jail, are now a part of the Crenshaw Crip gang. We come to conclude here, from the circumstances each friend grew up in, that the choices they had been making when they were merely 10 years old, affected the kind of person they became as they are entering
South Central Los Angeles, California, is a place known for immense amounts of poverty and gang violence. We begin by following the young life of Tre Styles, an African American boy living in Watts, California with his single mother, Reva. Tre, at …show more content…
Tre’s father seemed to do well in teaching him how to become a responsible young man. We are taught, through word of mouth, that he has a job, a car, a girlfriend and plans to attend college. Ricky, Darrin’s football obsessed half-brother and favored by their mother, is a star high school athlete with a fantastic chance at receiving a collegiate scholarship. Academically, he is not the strongest, and lives at his mother’s house with his girlfriend and infant son. Chris, who is wheelchair bound from a gunshot wound, and Darrin, who is constantly in and out of jail, are now a part of the Crenshaw Crip gang. We come to conclude here, from the circumstances each friend grew up in, that the choices they had been making when they were merely 10 years old, affected the kind of person they became as they are entering