The Theme Of Simply Living In The Mumbai Slum

Through his research, Venkatesh hoped to learn more about the everyday lives of gang members and others living in poverty. His discoveries offer a unique view of the subjects he studied because of his ability to personally observe them up close for an extended period of time. He uncovers the complicated relationship between the gang members and local tenants. Not surprisingly, there is some level of fear and powerlessness expressed by tenants towards the gang. Despite these natural feelings, most voiced that overall they were grateful for the gang and its protection. Although they may have had to pay taxes to J.T. the inhabitants of Robert Taylor appreciate being able to count on him to keep them safe. This is largely a result of the lack of police presence in the projects and their nonchalant attitude towards the people residing there. I was amazed that police and medical assistance didn’t even bother to respond to the tenants calls, which is why overtime they stopped calling. This is but one of many examples of corruption in the projects. While Venkatesh

In reading the first parts of Behind the Beautiful Forevers, the primary setting of Annawadi was not often described in a glowing light. The area gave me the image of a worse off poorer part of an inner city. The slum seemed to be rather crowded, often very dirty with trash being abound, unclean sewage water being prevalent, overall a rather unnerving place to live. Looking more towards the conditions of the population of Annawadi, there is not a whole lot of positive to be gleaned from here. The majority of the slum’s citizens do not have stable paying jobs, forcing people to undertake very unconventional paths to gain money, such as Sunil, who like a number of people, gain money by scavenging through garbage. Additionally due to the unsettled

saw this as crossing his authority. He then proceeded to have his gang members beat up the resident in charge of the operation. This violence is seen as typical in society’s view of gangs. Before I read this book, I thought that gangs would terrorize people in the projects on a daily basis. Sudhir showed me that the violence is not what I had thought, but more of the opposite. From a sociological view, I see this violence from the conflict perspective. The two parties involved in the conflict, the gang and the residents, are in conflicting struggle for power. The residents are struggling for the power to be able to live a somewhat normal life in their standards, while the gang wants to be in control of everything that happens at the projects. This conflict stems from the conflict perspective of

The city of Mumbai has seen much growth in the past years. A string of elegant hotels have been set up for travelers and high-class business men. An ever growing, top of the line airport has been built for those coming in and out of the country. From the outside, Mumbai seems to have taken a liking to being internationally integrated with the rest of world, otherwise known as globalization. This is not the case, however; as seen in Katherine Boo’s novel Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity. This novel is set in a slum right next to the Mumbai International Airport called

“What you don't want is always going to be with you. What you want is never going to be with you. Where you don't want to go, you have to go. And the moment you think you're going to live more, you're going to die” (Page 32). This quote shows how harsh it is to live in the slum of Annawadi. It is saying if you are born in the slums that it will be almost impossible to find a life of fortune of any kind. More often than not, it seems that if you are born Annawadi, you will remain in poverty for the rest of your life. Many reasons can be attested for here. The first being that disease spreads vigorously throughout the streets and allies of Annawadi. This is

Boo’s story begins in Annawadi, a trash-strewn slum located by the Mumbai International Airport. This “sumpy plug of slum” had a population of three thousand people

Abdul was raised by his parents to keep his head down and work hard so that he might escape poverty. He is merely a workhorse and “wasn't even sure that he had any moral judgements”. Despite these factors, Abdul does a mostly good job of remaining moral, besides trading with thieves, because he knows that a run-in with the law could spell disaster for his family. It is not until he meets The Master in the detention center that Abdul changes his motivation. The Master confronts the boys about their future and the horrors that await them if they do not conform their lives to society's image of goodness. Abdul hears, “Offer up your flesh, agree to be eaten by the eagles of the world, and justice will come to you in time”. This message is appealing to Abdul because of the happy ending the story promises. Since he has been raised to have a positive work ethic, he does not see any shortcuts because only hard work will carry him to success. He resolves to turn his life around and become one of the few boys who learns the lesson because he wants to and not just because he has to. On the other hand, Asha comes from a village so destitute that the slum is a more pleasant place to be. Asha has developed a very survival-focused view on life which unfortunately translates into her belief that “the ends justify the means”. This commonplace expression is exactly how corruption begins

Quick, there is a murder on the loose who only kills people wearing a blue coat. What's the first thing you do? Do you wear your blue coat in defiance of the blue coat killer? I mean, who is some murder to tell you what you can and cannot wear?Do you hide it, I mean there's a murder so it common sense, right? But what if you couldn’t hide them? Now imagine that the blue coat killer is a euphemism for the oppression in our society, and the blue coats are the things being oppressed in people, whether it be race, gender or class. Some oppressed people wanted to fight the oppression, like the people who would wear coats in defiance, while others would try and hide away the things that were oppressed, like there class or their

Most children have an idea of a potential career path by the time they are very young. Often times their career goals are influenced by the adults they see on a regular basis, which is why a plethora of small children want to be school teachers or doctors. But what about children who do not have the privilege of being around academically successful-or even employed-adults? From where do they receive academic reinforcement? This poses the question; how does growing up in extreme poverty shape the morals and goals of a person? In the novel The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, the main character Esperanza is raised in a poverty stricken neighborhood with few positive role models in her life. In the few scenes school is mentioned,

There will always be a house of your dreams that you will want in your lifetime. There is always a true meaning behind a house. When you buy a house there is always a reason you are picking that certain house to buy. The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisnero has a main character named Esperanza. Esperanza and her family have moved quite a bit during her childhood. Her and her family move to The House on Mango Street which is at last their own house, it is not the promised land of their dreams. “Her parents overcome their dejection by saying that this is not the end of their moving, that it is only a temporary stop before going on to the promised house. The narrator knows better. The conflict between the promised land and the harsh reality,

Everyone wants to be a part of the streets but not everyone has the heart, dedication, or strength to live the lifestyle. There is a law of ethics when running around in the streets. There are rules that one always has to follow in order to survive. There is no love when dealing with those that follow the code, ones heart has to be made coal because anything can happen and anything goes. Out there in the streets you are a family that continuously looks out for each other and let nothing separate the bond that you have on the streets. In this paper I will discuss what the code of the street is and what is consist of, also residential segregation and how it hold those in the streets back from achieving success.

In Katherine Boo’s “Opening Night: The scene from the airport slums,” we see the continual contrast in Mumbai between the extremely poor and the rich. She describes the effects of extreme poverty. The juxtapositions highlight the social disruption, economic disadvantages can cause. We also learn that movie’s depiction of slums is glamorized and unrealistic. Most shocking the author focuses on several characters, mostly young people (like Sunil), and describes the environment they live in. We see the overwhelming effects of extreme poverty in every aspect of their lives and realize they will not be able to escape and rise out of the slums. The lack of education and jobs are preventing these people from progressing. We realize how the rich

The reform from the political era transitioned into the professional era. This era is focused on crime control and was a centralized organization. The main focus was to stay professional, including with the community, therefore the relationship with the community was very distant. Police were to follow the “3 R’s”. The first R is the rapid response to service calls, police must respond to calls quickly. The second R is random patrol, which helped keep crime rates down from a police officer being around at random times. The last R is reactive investigation, investigators must investigate crimes with the intent to solve them. The pitfalls of the professional era were the attitudes of the police were extremely unfriendly and cold toward the citizens. They were basically an enemy to anyone who were not one of them or their family. This attitude did not go well with the people of the

This paper will describe police power and police authority. I will also talk about police discretion as for as whom gets locked up and who is allowed to go free. This paper will discuss the different use of police force. In this paper I will also talk about police attitude, police misconduct, and physical abuse among police officers.

From the beginning of time, people have always had distrust in the government due to government scandals and corruption that they attempted to keep from the public. Many of those incidents didn’t stay secretly for long due to the change to modern day media. In this paper we have compiled together a few of those scandals to compose a writing discussing different cases of corruption and scandals within the government.