A Bronx tale blog

Collogero is a part of many different, tightly knit groups; with one being his family and one being a part of a very dangerous and territorial gang. The gang is led by an older Italian man named Sonny, who is very distrustful. Collogero looks up to Sonny as a father almost, and because of that he kinda seems to drift away from his own father, who, at times, seems jealous of the strong bond his son shares with Sonny. 

   The majority of the gang members don't fight for power against Sonny, because they know very well what will happen to them if they do. Their weapons and their fancy suits are two major symbols of power, though just being one of Sonny's friends gives you alot of "respect" around town.  Collogero enjoys being treated nice, even though it's mostly out of fear- he gets money, protection etc. The gang is very protective of their turf, they're like animals almost, they have to check out this stranger, check to see if the guy doesn't mean any harm,eye him, and then just stand back and observe..and if that one guy decides to get reckless, he's going to get disciplined and kicked out of town.  The groups have a huge role in what happens in the town,

and seem to actually be running it. 

    

Freaks and geeks response

I have to agree with Otter, you don't really see divisions of power amoungst the various social groups. Though no struggle for power was ever expressed between two or more groups, what really happens, I think is more internal. What I mean by that is that the struggle for power usually occurs inside the group, though it is not often that this struggle for power to be physically expressed. It usually occurs indirectly or unconsciously. And even though there aren't any alot of physical symbols of power, you can easily make an assumption of someone's rankings based on how they carry themselves, how they walk, the gestures that the person makes and how they choose to execute, or perform those gestures, and how they act/ behave around other people-observe their body language. Also, bullying rarely comes to physical confrontation, these modern bullies tend to lean more towards emotional bullying, or sometimes more minor tactics such as teasing. Some people [including me] (at Stevenson) are friends with people from other social groups, or people who aren't from any legitimate social group, because all that matters is having something in common with another person. And because there's so many social groups, it can be hard to label oneself, and it also depends how many people you are friends with from these particular groups.

I really hope this made sense