Goldstein Ch. 4 and 5
создатель Rebecka Kirindongo
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