The Many Groups of C

In the movie, A Bronx Tale, the main character Collogero is a part of many different groups. The largest group is Italian-Americans. This is a big part of his identity, everyone who knows him, knows he is Italian. First, there is his clearly Italian name and until Jane comes along, almost every person he knows is also Italian. We also see how he favors this ingroup because when his dad asks him why Joe DiMaggio is the best baseball player, C replies"Because he's Italian?". Then there is his neighborhood, a huge part of his life. He spends a large majority of his time there, he's friends with his neighbors and he understand the dynamics of his neighborhood. Then we move on to his family, his friends and Sonny's group. I do consider C to be part of Sonny's group because he spends a lot of time with them and he is clearly accepted there. At the beginning of the movie, I think his master status was son because his relationship with his dad was the most important thing to him. He would love to ride on the bus with him and he just wanted his father's approval. But I think his master status definitely changes after he lies and says Sonny is innocent.  Once Sonny "adopts" him as "his boy", that becomes the most important thing to him and that continues through his teenage years.