Thursday, September 17, 2009

Groups in A Bronx Tale

In class we categorized ourselves into different groups that we belong to. Some people belonged to more groups that others, and everyone was influenced by different groups. After drawing identity molecules for all of the groups that we belong to, we decided on our Master Status, or the group that we belonged to the most. I said that my master status was my family because I will always belong to that group no matter what, and my family will always influence me. In the movie, A Bronx Tale, Collogero belonged to several different groups such as neighborhood, friends, family, Sonny's crew, Italians, and just Sonny. I think that his Master Status constantly shifted throughout the movie. At the beginning when he was a kid, his Master Status was 'family' because he looked up to his dad, spent a lot of time with his parents, listened to them, and liked baseball because his dad took him to games. However, as he got older, his Master Status shifted to 'friends' when he hung out with the neighborhood kids at their store front. After he became close with Sonny and distanced himself from his friends, his Master Status changed to 'Sonny's crew' because he spent more time with them. As more time went on, Collogero became even closer to Sonny and Sonny's way of life influenced him. After Sonny died, Collogero realized how much he cared about him and how much he leaned from him. Towards the end of Sonny's life is when Collogero became a part of just the 'Sonny' identity molecule. Throughout the entire movie, Collegero belonged to the 'neighborhood' , 'Italian', and 'family' groups.

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