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Necklaces
The ruby and emerald necklaces represent the risky nature of criminal enterprise. The ruby necklace is part of the Hotel Theresa haul, stolen by Freddie, Miami Joe, Arthur, and Pepper. As…
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Furniture Store
The furniture store symbolizes the way respectability can act as a façade, disguising one’s true actions and intentions. From the day Carney first leases the building with stolen money discovered in Big Mike’s old…
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Harlem Riots
The Harlem riots represent the different ways crime is defined and justified in an unequal society. The tension at the center of the riots revolves around such divergent perceptions: on the one hand, the police…
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