Answer the following question from the required book The Stickup Kids in a 4-5 page double-spaced typewritten essay. Do not review the book. The essay provides an opportunity for students to demonstrate their writing skills, as well as the application of sociological concepts.
Provide examples from the book, including quotes. Long quotes should be single-spaced and indented (see page 130 of The Stickup Kids). Be sure to refer to specific pages of the book in your essay.
ESSAY QUESTION:
In the book, The Stickup Kids, why does Randol Contreras call Pablo and Gus “Fallen Stars”?
What factors in their lives have led them to become “Fallen Stars”?
How does the author use Merton’s application of Durkheim’s concept of “anomie” to make his case?
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