Laughter Out of Place

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Laughter Out of Place by Mind Map: Laughter Out of Place

1. Class Marker

1.1. Middle Class

1.1.1. State of Mind

1.1.1.1. Not a member of Service Class

1.2. Domestic Workers

1.3. Dark skin

1.3.1. slavery

1.3.1.1. dirty

1.3.1.1.1. ugliness

1.4. low social standing

2. Struggle

2.1. Independence

2.2. Education vs Work and Earn Money

2.3. Multiple Jobs

2.3.1. 14 hours workday

2.3.1.1. $6.,00 per day - $1.00 for transportation

2.4. Gay and Lesbians

3. Brazil

4. Upper class / Employer

4.1. Cherished & Appriciated Domestic Works

4.1.1. Delude Themselves

4.1.2. doing a good thing by offering employment

4.1.3. hiding their shame and guilt

4.1.3.1. robbing another of a fuller equable life

5. Sexuality

5.1. Master/ Slave

5.2. Gender/Class/ Sexuality/Race

6. Color - Blind Erotic Democracies

6.1. dark skin

6.2. negative

6.3. light skin

6.3.1. positive

7. No Time for Childhood

7.1. Gloria's son Pedro

7.2. Family Value

7.2.1. Double Standards

7.2.1.1. Gangs

7.2.1.2. Survival /Justice

7.2.1.3. Children are important / Lesser or restricted sentence

7.2.1.4. Children are recruited to do the daily work of organized gangs.

7.2.1.5. Children are drafted for illicit activities

7.2.1.6. Vital role in household economy

7.2.2. Discipline

7.2.2.1. Harsh physical punishment / Harsh words

7.2.2.2. Transform the lives of street youth through hard work

7.2.2.3. Ultimate goal is to keep children alive & out of prision

7.3. Differential Childdhood

7.3.1. Nurturing

7.3.2. Take on serious responsibilities at an early age

7.3.3. Nurtures the household / Bring resources to mother

7.3.4. Nurtured

7.3.4.1. Coddled

7.3.4.2. The child is king

7.4. City of Walls

7.4.1. Social Segreation

7.4.1.1. Nuisances

8. State Terror, Gangs, Everyday Violence

8.1. Crime and Violence are different accoriding to class,

8.2. Gangs

8.3. Place of belonging

8.3.1. Sense of Identity

8.3.1.1. Drug traffickers

8.3.1.1.1. Protect favela from outsiders & intruders & bandits

8.3.1.1.2. Bandits, Police - Police - Bandits

8.3.1.1.3. Blue, Green and Brown Zones

8.4. Injustice of the System

8.4.1. Local gang provide parallel structure and alternative rule of law

8.4.1.1. Local group is necessary

9. Proverty

10. Carnival

10.1. Dress in all white/ Buy new underwear (white or pink)

10.2. Untroubled Fellowship

11. Enormous Strain on Relationship

12. Tradition

13. Inequality

13.1. Women - Low wages- domestic work

13.2. Hegemony - hides natural dominance of economic class of another

14. Comfortable with another emotional pain

15. Laugh teasingly inspite of sadness

15.1. Black Humor - Use laghter to oppose official Brazilian, unable to revolt, fault

15.2. "Bad Taste" form a cultural and class - hard to measure or describe

16. Connect the present Image with the image from the past

17. Rio de Janerio

18. Laughter

19. Gloria - Poorest Family - Wealthy Friends