Reflection to "Drug Dealers Living with their Moms"

 Benjamin Nguyen                                                                                                                Ms. Moccia

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                                    Reflection to "Drug Dealers Living with their Moms"

     In the story "Drug Dealers Living with their Moms", it details the life and journey of Venkatesh, a college student who becomes involved with J.T, a drug dealing gang leader. What had first caught my eye was the name Venkatesh itself. Out of all names, the author chooses the name Venkatesh, which raises some question for me. Was the author trying to detail the plight of the immigrant living in the U.S? Or perhaps was it just a name that appeared into the author's mind at the time? As position 1 in our podcast group, I was tasked to constantly ask these type of questions, which provoked a more critical sense of thinking. Another question that sparked interest in my group, was Venkatesh's entire purpose of involving himself with the gang. He had managed good marks in class, seemed like a typical scholarly college student, even the gang leader himself, J.T, was surprised at Venkatesh's proposal, so what had urged Venkatesh to be involved with this gang. Even he had questioned himself at certain times throughout the story, such as when he accepted the financials book from Booty, knowing that he possibly could be shot for just having the knowledge of the book. Overall, many intriguing questions can be asked from this story and that by asking questions, a critical analysis of the story can be drawn.