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This 4 page paper examines the film, but also looks at information about the real gangs of New York found during the middle of the nineteenth century. Ethnicity and manhood are explored. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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had occurred during the middle of the nineteenth century when immigrants first began to come to New York City in hoards. The Irish were fleeing Ireland due to the potato
famine and while many other groups would find their way into the city, it is the Irish on which the film focuses. What becomes apparent is the culture of violence
that had risen in this seedy part of New York City. This is New York, but some contend that Scorsese plays things up a bit. Further, there are many gangs
which are absent form the film that existed in the period of New York. While it is true that Irish Immigrants dominated the Five Points, there were other immigrants as
well who made a great deal of noise. In any event, there is a lot of truth in the film. The rival gangs of the era were shown to
be violent and this is clearly demonstrated by the motion picture. One review describes the start of the film as follows: "New York was a turf war, and a bloody
one as that; particularly vivid in its opening sequence where knives, meat cleavers and hatchets are used as combat instruments between rival gangs" ("Gangs," 2003). Rival gangs include the Irish
and the Natives, two groups that were usually present, but again, not the only groups. Were the Irish and the natives who did not like the immigrants so violent?
Some background on New York history is essential in evaluating the film. History reveals that Rosanna Peers had a vegetable stand at the turn of the nineteenth century,
but in the back room there was liquor on the shelves despite her lacking a liquor license (Ellis, 1997). It was also in this back room where New Yorks first
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