Boyz N The Hood

In the film "Boyz N The Hood" males were examined from childhood to young adulthood. The film starts by examining what makes a child in the ghetto able to "hold his own." A group of kids living in Los Angeles' South Central distract were the main focus of the film. Tre' Styles as a child was rebellious, but smart; he was able to find his masculinity as a child by hanging with other African Americans of his age that lived across the street. Darrin and Ricky Baker found masculinity as children in different ways despite being half-brothers. Darrin was the older brother and ended up committing crimes to get by and was eventually taken away to juvenile prison and Ricky found his masculinity by working on his football abilities. The two approached being a "man" in different ways and the two choices ended up affecting the next few years of their life. Furious is Tre's father and is trying to ensure that Tre grows up into a respectable young man. The film fast words to the kids young adulthood right after Darrin is released from juvenile prison. As young adults it is quite obvious how their traits as kids affected who they developed into as young adults. Tre' viewed being masculine as being a respectable citizen and he eventually went to college by the end of the movie. Ricky was offered a position as a football player for USC's team, but was tragically killed before he had the opportunity to play. Darrin became a criminal and killed Ricky's murder, but was also killed a few weeks later. All the boys had different approaches for becoming a man and it shows that masculinity is not strictly defined as being one thing or another.