Introduction
Boyz n the Hood is a film which was produced in 1991 depicting the American hood. It was directed by John Singleton and its main characters were Cuba Gooding Jr., Laurence Fishburne, Nia Long, Morris Chestnut, Regina King and Angela Basset. The movie reveals the way of life in the urban and poor South Central Los Angeles. Boyz n the Hood was declared ‘culturally significant’ in 2002 by the United States Library of Congress and preserved it in the National Film Registry (Singleton, 1991).
The Plot
The story begins in 1984 with four youths on their way to school. One of them ...
