Goldstein Ch. 4 and 5

1. Study Methodology

1.1. - Donna goes to the prison with Gloria and family

1.2. - Donna complies with the etiquette of not asking about prison sentences

1.3. - use of outside resources for insight(Caldeira)

2. Culture and Society

2.1. - prevalent classism forces people into roles they wish to overcome but are unable(Pedro Paulo)

2.2. - peace is dependent upon a steady reasonable relation with the local boss and his gang

2.3. - gangs have morals and rules(the man sexually abusing his stepdaughters is beaten and  ousted from their society)

3. Childhood

3.1. - children lose their childhood to the streets and poverty

3.2. - children are influenced and groomed to do illegal criminal activities(Pixote)

3.3. - young kids are initiated into gangs instead of completing school or participating in the army

4. Humor

4.1. - Gloria finds it funny that Gerson would cry at her sons death when she did not

4.2. - the story of Adhmar's sexual pursuit of Donna in the prison became funny after time

4.3. - Dilmar who is the gang boss has the bare essentials in his home, while his subordinates present more signs of their wealth

5. Irony

5.1. - Gerson, who did not  raise Pedro, cries at his death, Gloria didn't

5.2. - the women who work slave wages raise their employers children, while their own kids go with out their presence

5.3. - while the middle-class talk about and fear violence, they almost no exposure to it

6. Relationships

6.1. - relation between how the father is to his children and how the mother is

6.2. - Pedro's ideal relation with his father is simply "providing food on the table

6.3. - level of violence and crime is dependent upon the class, race, gender, and location

7. Everyday Rio de Janeiro

7.1. - the local gang plays an essential role in the shantytowns  that gives a balance to the community

7.1.1. -gangs are funded by the middle classes demand for drugs and their ability to supply it for them