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Character development is something everyone goes through character development whether that is because of a death, divorce, puberty, or a breakup, we all have character development. In the play “A Bronx Tale” by Chazz Palminteri a young Calogero Palminteri the son of Lorenzo and Rosena Palminteri born in the Bronx, New York in the 1960s, Calogero has his first big change in his character when he sees a murder and decides not to “rat” which changes the course of his life for years to come. This murder would eventually lead him down a path led by Sonny, a neighborhood mob boss who is disliked by Calogero's father who is a hard-working bus driver. In act one young Calogero is fascinated by Sonny stating that “I would sit on my stoop …show more content…

And I wasn’t a rat…” (). The following day Lorenzo takes Calogero to work with him on the bus and he sees his father as a good person as he was nice to everyone and was always neat and clean, his father later takes him to the pier and talks to him about baseball which at the time was everything to Calogero and tells him that he has talent and not to waste it cause “the saddest thing is wasted talent.”(). He takes this and decides to go to the church to confess his sins and ask for …show more content…

The young Calogero, not understanding that the money was illegal, argued with his father about how the money was his and pleaded with his father not to say anything to Sonny. Lorenzo then goes to talk to Sonny telling him to “stay away from my son” () before continuing the conversation they send Calogero outside who listens in on their argument which ends with Lorenzo throwing the money at him. After Lorenzo is sent out by Sonny, Calogero asks his father where his money is once again arguing the fact that the money is dirty Lorenzo then slaps Calogero which leads him to repeat after Sonny saying “Sonny was right, the working man is a sucker, dad.” () which leads to the argument of the morality of Sonny which Calogero doesn’t understand why his father dislikes sonny, and why he calls him evil asking his

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