"The Cocaine Kids" by Terry Williams

In the excerpt from the afterward (p.132) to The Cocaine Kids by Terry Williams he seems to be expressing the Subcultural Theories. Simply because the excerpt is mainly concerned with the direction they were raised, opportunities and lifestyle.

In my opinion I agree strongly that these Subcultural Theories play a major roll in why the cocaine kids be come dose dealers. The caboodle all lived in a poor digress of Manhattan called Washington Heights; its an bowl dear of crack fiends and drug dealers. Its a place mainly make up of Dominicans and African-Americans. Most of the population living in the area are not only poor and uneducated, but given over to about sort of drug.

Max, Seemingly the main character, is a fourteen-year-old boy who reaches the drug game mainly because of his brother. He was a roaring one who moved up the ladder quick and in the five years he is in the cocaine industriousness he becomes a leader. His crew consists of Chillie, the second in subordination and head of la Oficina. Hector, though not a coarse factor is Maxs brother and is more of a hassle/ drug addict then anything. Masterrap and Charlie, Masterrap who is third in charge and welcomes people into la Oficina, while Charlie is the bodyguard.



Next is Jake, He runs the street exchange for max. Last are Kitty and Splib, they are married for part of the book but both sell independently.

All eight members of the crew have had either extremely poor up upbringings or major losses in their family. They all seem to be dealing simply to make ends meet, though some of the guys handle Splib, Jake and Chillie tend to be out for power and respect. It seems at some point in the book every one of them...

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