When someone auditions for a role, the person usually hopes to be the protagonist, because no one likes to be the person that does dangerous and harmful things to others. So, if they don't get the lead, they audition for a role that supports another hero, or that could be a doctor or lawyer. A figure of some good nature. But here, I'm playing a gang member. For me, playing the role of Biron, a freshman who becomes a gang member, has allowed me as a person to learn more about gangs and how they can seem helpful to some, but how they are harmful to others. Portraying this role is allowing me to pretend to be someone who is in deep pain without the help of his father (who has been arrested for being a lead gangster), to show him what he should and should not accomplish in life. With this absence, it allows my character to become a spitting image of his dad, which is exactly what mothers are afraid of. I think that this is the reason why so many people are members of gangs, because even though moms try their hardest to keep their children out of harm's way, it's not the same as having a fatherly figure to teach you right from wrong - someone you can talk to about anything. There's a special bond between a father and son that's really important for a kid Biron's age, or any child.
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