Keenan Mr. T History Block 5 5/14/2017 Repeating the Cycle: The Inability of Characters in The Wire to Create Lasting Change Throughout the first season of The Wire every episode seems to be moving the series closer to an exciting finish. One that will result in a winner, either the cops or the gangsters. Avon will either be arrested, or the cops will lose out in court. A resolved ending seems inevitable until the last episode is over and no one has won. Neither the cops nor gangsters emerge victorious
respected businessman and Marlo only cared about his power and reputation. And none of them achieved their goals. I will try to compare them anyway. Let’s see their strengths and weaknesses which in some cases are flip sides of each other: **Avon Barksdale** *Strengths: *Avon intuitively understood the drug trade or the so-called “the game.” He understood that the game involved violence, and reputation was of tremendous important. Brother Mouzone to Avon: >What got you here is your word and your reputation
The Wire is structured both horizontally and vertically, from the foot soldiers of the drug trade, through the school system, newspapers, police department to the higher executives in charge of everything, which shows the parallel and prevailing problems that plague all of society. The show provides a viewer with an insight into the steep decline in social order, in which cops, politicians, teachers, workers and criminals are surrounded by the corrupting forces that overwhelm them all. The Wire
Set Black Gangster Disciple In the 1960's another group was being formed to rival the Black P-Stone Nation. The Black Gangster Disciple Nation was started by a man named David Barksdale. The Black Gangster Disciple Nation {BGDN} fought bloody wars ont he Chicago south side over turf and drug sales. King David Barksdale was assassinated in 1974. As a symbol of honor and remembrance the six-pointed Jewish star {Star of David} was adopted by the BGDN as well as crossed pitchforks pointing up. Following
The character Bubbles in the wire, season 1, is a homeless drug addict who goes through a change throughout the season. The changes are due to getting some sort of revenge for his friends, getting his family back and improving his personal life. As seen at the beginning of season we see him take any means to obtain drugs, specifically heroin, however, after he becomes an important informant for the police due to his extensive knowledge of the streets of Baltimore. Bubbles’ actions and decisions
main clientele are the Barksdale Organization, a drug dealing gang led by Avon Barksdale and Stringer Bell, located in Baltimore, Maryland. The Barksdale Organization pays a retainer to Levy for his services whenever they find themselves in trouble. Levy remains silent and secretive about his ties with the Barksdale Organization, but he still advises Barksdale and Bell how to avoid investigations regarding the drug trade. Although Levy attempted to silently aid the Barksdale Organization in their
around with different ideas. First thing that happens is that they establish the premise of the show, the ongoing problem that is going to be resolved by the end of season (hopefully). So for the The Wire that problem is Barksdale, and for the time being it’s D’Angelo Barksdale. In the first couple episodes, they also begin to introduce the characters essential to the plot, along with a couple side characters. This is all important to the beginning of the arc because the writers are setting the foundation