Street Smart and Book Smart

What are all the groups that Collogero belongs to? (Think in terms of the circles exercise we did in class.) Would you put him in Sonny’s crew, or would you put him and Sonny in their own group? What is Collogero’s Master Status? Why do you think so? Do you think his master status changes throughout the movie?

Sonny encourages Collegero to stay in school so he is twice as smart as everyone else. He would have the book smarts with the street smarts, the ultimate combination to succeed in life. I believe that these two groups are the foundation for C's groups. C's numerous groups can be classified under those involved with his "street life" and those he sees at schools. Although Slic,Mario, and all the others that died in the car fire were his friends that he would hang out with after school, they were not street smart, and therefor fall under the school category. The only reason the 17 year old C is friends with them is because they had been his friends since he was growing up. Most likely they met at a young age at school. C's other group would be the street group, the guys that he hangs around at the bar with. This group, led by Sonny, would define who C is and what he grows up to be. Collogero's master status would be a son. To sonny, he is a son. To Robert Deniro, he is a son. Although not blood related, Sonny treats C as his own and mentors him as a father is supposed to ( not that C's real father didn't do the same). C's master status does not change through the movie. Ever since he was 4, he looked up to Sonny. Although he might have not realized it, Sonny strongly shaped who he grew up to be.