Thursday, January 5, 2012

The Characters of Miklo, Paco, and Cruz








Miklos character has the blood of Hispanic and Caucasian running through his veins. He dislikes the fact that he won’t get accepted into the Vatos Locos because of his skin color. His character has a vast amount of bravery, desire, and power. Miklo utilizes all three extremely well in the movie. He wishes to join the street and prison gang, and uses his bravery and power to complete his craving. Pacos character also carries bravery, wish, and power. Paco starts off in the movie as a young man with an attitude who takes nothing from no one and will do anything for his gang and the members in it. Even though he teased and rejected Miklo many times, and is a character who is involved in criminal/gang activities, he can also be seen heroic. Paco doesn’t ditch his cousin Miklo in the scene of the car accident like the gang members, he stays with his cousin who is bleeding to death, and he also attempts to stop all of the violence his cousin is causing in prison. On the other hand, Cruz is a mellow character in the movie even though he is a gang member. His huge passion for art keeps him out of trouble, but after his attack from the rival gang, he sinks into more of a dark character. The death of his little brother, his back injury, and addiction to drugs, turns Cruz’s life around into a different direction.

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