Untouchables
During the film 'The Untouchables,' it is easy to see the violence of the gangs that were around in the time of Prohibition. The theme of gang violence is evident in the reading of 'Prohibition: The Lie of the Land', but not so much in 'Ardent Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition.'Prohibition was put in to practice in the passing of the 18th Amendment in 1919. The Volstead act, which it was named, made it illegal to drink and make alcohol. It was thought that in making alcohol illegal it would make the country of America a better and safer place to live in. But the reaction was not what was expected. People found ways to get alcohol weather it be by smuggling it in form other countries or making their own. There was rise violence as especially within gangs that were at war with each other over bootlegging.The reading that have been set are Prohibition: 'The Lie of the Land', by Sean Dennis Cashman, and 'Ardent Spirits: the Rise and Fall of Prohibition', by John Kobler. These two readings inform the reader about what happen during the years of Prohibition from the 1920 to the early 1930's. The first, 'Law of the Land', is centred on prohibition in the city of Chicago. It concentrated mostly on the gangsters that made m
This reading gives a very indepth look at how the gangs worked and the important players of this time. But on the surface Scarface passed off everything with a shrug. Unlike Cashman, Kobler does not give many examples of gang violence and warfare. As we see in the scene when Al Capone has sent his men to kill the character of Jim Malone in cold blood, because he has seized their liquor. The reading successfully brings out the theme of gang violence that is seen in the movie. During this time many gangsters were killed and most often were killed by other gangster, especially in Chicago. In 1926 between January and October 42 gangsters were killed in city limits. Although the Volstead act stoped people from openly buying and consuming liquor it did not stop people from being able to buy the equipment that was needed to make their own. "Do not place the liquid in this jug and put it away in the cupboard for twenty one days because then it would turn into wine. The readings give a more in depth look at the under world of crime and the gangsters that were also seen in the movie 'The Untouchables. The other reading however does not show many signs of the gang violence that was evident in this time. It suggest that the movie is portraying the period of prohibition in a realistic manner, in terms of how the gangs dominated in this time.
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