Stickup Kid Research Paper

Realism, family having your back, and dysfunctional systems are connections I made from Stickup Kid to The Wire. The Wire uses a realistic approach where they tell real stories that have happened. Also, The Wire has characters that are ordinary citizens from Baltimore. For example, in The Wire, they chose to film in Baltimore, and they use characters that represent the police and criminals of Baltimore. Thus, The Wire radiates realism because the show, characters, plot, and setting all represent the struggles and stories of Baltimore. In Stickup Kid, they also use a realistic style because they feature someone who went to prison as a juvenile, Alonza. Moreover, they tell the story of Alonza going to prison as a juvenile for thirteen years, what prison was like for him, and how …show more content…
Another connection is Stickup Kid and The Wire have dysfunctional systems. For instance, in The Wire, the characters and community do not feel like they can trust the police or justice system. Moreover, the justice system is dysfunctional because they just want a conviction for the crime even if they are not guilty. Also, the cops got drunk in the show and randomly went into a neighborhood to start searching people for drugs. This results in the community and characters in the show to not trust the police or justice system. In Stickup Kid, society does not trust their prison system because they place young juveniles into prisons instead of a juvenile detention center. They lose trust in the prison system because it shows they do not care about young people because they throw them in prison instead of rehabilitating them in a juvenile detention center. When juveniles come out of prison damaged and broken, society begins to lose trust in their prison and justice system. Family, poor systems, and realistic characters and stories were connections I made from Stickup Kid to The