Bonnie and Clyde

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    In 1932 during the Great Depression Bonnie and Clyde became and still are the most notorious and iconic couple who robbed others to survive.Bonnie and clyde were also apart of a gang that would kidnap or kill any police officers that got in their way. Their crimes mostly took place in texas where they both originate from, and spread across five different states.During this time bonnie and clyde were not the only people Bonnie Elizabeth Parker born October 1, 1910 was from Rowena, Texas born to…

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    It was during the Great Depression that the two crime obsessed lovers, Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, went on their two year crime spree. To their advantage they used the fact that the attitude of the United States was against the government. The notorious duo of Bonnie and Clyde rebelled against the government, thrived for power, and rampaged across the country going through anyone and anything that got in their way. Bonnie Parker was born on October 1, 1910, in the small town of Rowena,…

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    Almost like a love story, Bonnie and Clyde were the most famous criminal couple of their time. From January 1930 until May 23, 1934 they ran from the law. They robbed, commited burglary, and murdered people in Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Louisiana, and New Mexico. They covered their tracks so well it took years for the police enforcement to catch up to the skilled Barrow gang. Bonnie Elizabeth Parker was born October 1, 1910 in Rowena, Texas. Her father died when she was young and was raised by…

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    Bonnie and Clyde were well known robbers and murders that got a large quantity of fame from the media. There was a film released in the 1960’s that showed what happened during their vein of violence and how it all happened. Roger Ebert wrote an opinionated review on what he thought about the film. Ebert believed that they were both nobodies who just loved to have their names in the paper. Ebert uses pathos to capture one’s attention through emotions and shows that the media doesn’t show the…

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    Bonnie and Clyde were infamous legendary lovers who were American criminals that traveled the central United States with their gang during the Great Depression, robbing people and killing when they felt they were in danger. Bonnie and Clyde deserve the letter “L” due to the fact that their criminal actions were caused by their dangerous love connection. When Bonnie was 19 she had taken a temporary position doing housework for an injured neighbor-a girlfriend of Clyde. They would write letters to…

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    goal. However, not in a way many people would expect. This was the head of Bonnie Parker’s life. She had a strong lead in school, but a hard, dishonest relationship with her love afterwards. This lead to a frenzy of murders and robberies, including the Bloody Frolic of 1932. If her life was not cut so short, she could have done much more damage. Bonnie Parker was the female half of a notorious couple. Bonnie was born in 1910 and raised in Rowena, Texas (Jarrell 1). She grew up on…

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    The Barrow Gang

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    neighborhoods built in the suburbs of big cities. Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, the two most recognized members of The Barrow Gang, took advantage of the tanking economy by stealing cars, kidnapping, robbing banks, and killing a total of thirteen people. The Barrow Gang captured the attention of many Americans during the Great Depression, both young and old, after becoming one of the most notorious larcenous gangs in the country, through…

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    Clyde Chestnut Barrow was born on March 24, 1909 in Telico, Texas. He was the fifth of seven children born into a poor but close-knit farming family. His mother was Cumie T. Walker and his father name was Henry Barrow. The family had a struggling farm and eventually sold it and move to West Dallas, Texas. He had big a goal in mind. According to “Texas Hideout”; Clyde Barrows American dream was to become a musician. He learn to play guitar and saxophone from his brother in law Leon Hale. In…

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    also become violent, but in reality that is not true. For the movie, Bonnie and Clyde people thought the violence in the was not acceptable at all because in peoples' eyes violent was not allowed since it would influence them in that way. On the other hand, critics do not have to think that way because critics know that movies cannot influence anyone decisions on them. Pauline Kale in review states that, “I think that "Bonnie and Clyde," though flawed, is a work of art,” (Kale). Pauline Kale…

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    well-known outlaws were Jesse James and Clyde Barrow. These outlaws murdered and killed many people. These two outlaws lived in different time periods one being during the 1800’s and the other in the 1930’s but there are many similarities between the two. In fact Clyde Barrow said that he would like to think of himself as the young Jesse James. One of the main similarities is that they both killed many people. It is not exactly for sure of how many people Clyde Barrow killed but it is…

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