There Are No Children Here There Are No Children Here is a book written by Alex Koslowitz and it follows the story of two brothers in a Chicago Housing project and what they go through while living there. In this essay, I will be talking about the other side of America that people usually don’t like to talk about. In my opinion, this was a very good book as you can see what people who lived in these types of places had to go through. This book invites readers to broaden their perspectives and experiences as many will not encounter this firsthand. In this essay, the example I will be talking about is gang violence and how much power they hold at Horner. In my opinion, when the author uses the phrase “The Other America” I think it means the Side of America where people must worry about…show more content… 13)” While staying at Horner, Pharoah and Lafeyette had to worry about getting dragged into the different gangs. These gangs usually target young boys to help them do their dirty work like murder or helping them sell drugs. “Gangs often recruit young children to do their dirty work. Recently, a fourteen-year-old friend of Lafayette’s allegedly shot and killed an older man in an alley half a block north of Lafayette’s building. (Pg.31)” Their mother was also worried about her kids getting involved in gangs as when one of the local gangs asked Lafeyette to stand security his mother told them she would call the cops if they go after him anymore. She would rather die before any of the gangs took her son. Even though the police installed a hot-line number and promised the residents of Horner confidentiality, the people of Horner still did not report crimes since they were so scared of the Vice Lord’s finding out. “The police installed a hot-line number and promised confidentiality, but in all of 1986, public housing residents called the number twenty-one times. (pg.35)” The Power of the Vice Lords was undeniable at Horner, and nobody could stop them as they ruled by fear and
