Masculinity In A Bronx Tale

In the movie A Bronx Tale the main character of the film, Calogero Anello is the main character. He comes from a family referred to as the nuclear family, where the family unit is composed of parents and their children, creating a small family structure. Calogero is an only child, which seems to only put more stress on the family. The Anellos are also considered a traditional family where the male is the breadwinner and the female cares for the home. In the movie it is clear that Calogero’s mother is not the breadwinner because, when Lorenzo finds $600 in Calogero’s drawer, she says that they should consider letting him continue to work at the bar because they could “use the money.” Throughout the film gender plays a large role, which you

There is something about committing crimes and hurting people that seem to scream masculinity to them. For example, when Sonny and his men beat up the bikers that cause trouble at the bar, they beat them mercilessly and actually give one of the bikers to the young gang of Italian boys that Calogero hangs around with sometimes. The boys beat and kick the biker together as people just look on. I think that for the boys they feel it is proof of their bravery and strength; that it somehow makes them more

When he would talk to Calogero he would tell him that school is the most important thing and that he doesn’t want his life for C. In some aspects Sonny may seem like a bad man but he wouldn’t be if he had the opportunity to be a hard working man rather than the head of the mafia. When you look at Lorenzo he is what you would call a workingman. He earns his living by driving the bus and feels that it is more important to provide his son with a positive role model and a stable home than money and shiny cars. Lorenzo is really just a good man, who works hard to support his