Boyz N the Hood is a film about the struggles and adversity young African-American youths must conquer to survive in South Central Los Angeles. It is a story of three young friends that live in the "Hood", where guns, drugs, and death run rampant. Throughout this essay I will try to show how having a father figure or a person for guidance can lead a child, no matter the race or class down the right …showed first 75 words of 1359 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1359 total…upbringing and the advice that they are given has a dramatic effect on how they will mature into an adult. No matter what race or class a person comes from they can succeed and go place that they never imagined. A little drive, advice, and self-confidence can help a person go from the "Hood", into a place where they have always dreamed. All that it takes is an opportunity and a little luck to succeed.