Rugged Individualism

The film Menace To Society reflects the ideology of the rugged individual because it  displays the life of young reckless black men in poverty with no help or hope .The movie shows how these men live on the edge by living everyday life in a dangerous neighborhood. In this movie there is a young black man named Kane . Kane is a rugged individual  in many ways.   Kane was a criminal to the law. In Kane's community there was killing and drug dealing. In one of the scenes Kane and one of his friends were arrested for no reason by the police. The policemen resulted to beating Kane and his friend into a pulp and dropping them off in rival gang territory. Kane is a rugged individual because  he coulden' t rely on the polices help he was always independent.  Kane lived on the edge everyday because he ran the risk of going to jail or getting shot. In the movie Kane was a tough individual that showed his strenghth  in tremendous ways throughout the movie. Kane was playing video games with his friends son. Kane began to show the small boy how to hold a gun. The mother walks in and says "boy put that gun down and if I ever see you with  it again I will kick your ass'". Kane responds by saying , "Look you gotta be hard growing up out here".  this is how Kane is displayed s a rugged individual because he shows that toughness and strength in this line. Kane is a rugged individual because he lived n the edge and was a tough strong individual.