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Is Doughboy seen as a bad guy?

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Tre's dad showing him how to be a man and how he can't fall into the trap of this violent community.

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Tre and his fathers relationship

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I thought it was interesting how Singleton allowed us to see that the knuckleheads are normal people who like Doughboy, Ricky, and Tre are just trying to survive in such a harsh environment. They were out eating, having a good time and got shot up.

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the mom's favoritism towards Ricky over Doughboy

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What the role of the men vs. the women are in the movie. The death of the knuckleheads.

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the role of Tre's mother. there isn't a lot of focus on her but she has one interesting convo with Tre's dad.

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Is Doughboy the man of the house or the biggest child?

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How does Doughboys offscreen death contribute to the message of the film?

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When Doughboy killed the three boys, why'd he keep going?

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the cops that show up both times are a white man and a black man, but the one whose violence towards the main characters is highlighted is the black cop. this is so different from how we normally see cops portrayed - its always white cops that are being violent toward the black community

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ricky wanting to join the army and stopping mid chase to pee. they were pretty weird inclusions for the character that we were supposed to see in such a good light

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the parents responsibilities (aka: having to live in fear, raising their kids in neighborhood they don't feel safe in)

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that whole scene on the couch when ricky dies.. the interaction between doughboy and their mom

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When da cycle not possible to surpass cuz police woudnt have went and done anything useful cuz Uncle Tom so Ice Cube had to smoke them

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the pacifier

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The color symbolism of their clothes (and cars). Furious and Tre wearing blue which represents responsibility. Doughboy and Chris in black representing mystery and power. Ricky in yellow/white representing hope and peace