Black Mass: Whitey Bulger, the FBI, and a Devil's Deal Chapter 2 Quotes
Black Mass: Whitey Bulger, the FBI, and a Devil's Deal Chapter 2 Quotes
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Quote 4
They came together as book ends on the narrow spectrum of careers available to Irish Catholics [...] on the spit of land jutting into the Atlantic Ocean. (1.2.5)
For residents of South Boston of Connolly and Bulger's generation, there aren't many opportunities to move up the social ladder. You could either become a cop or a criminal, and even then there's no guarantee you'd make a decent living. No wonder why Connolly and Bulger are so power-hungry.
Quote 5
To this day the neighborhood consistently maintains the highest percentage of long-term residents in the city. (1.2.9)
These days, pretty much everyone wants to leave their hometown as soon as they reach twenty, so it's notable that residents of South Boston tend to stick around. This makes the community even more tightknit than it would be otherwise.
Quote 6
Over the decades since then, nothing has galvanized Southies more than a perceived slight by an outsider who would change The Way Things Are. (1.2.11)
There's only one thing Southies hates more than an outsider: an outsider who wants to change Southie. The nerve. This points to a deep conservative streak that runs through South Boston, one that is perhaps best embodied by Billy Bulger himself.