Whereas T only got a short taste of power Blackie got a bucketful of it. Blackie being the leader of the gang throughout the majority of the story. Blackie is the final member of the gang who had major motivation for joining the gang. Similar to the other two members Blackie also joined the gang in order to achieve his “need for recognition and power” (Gangs, para. 5), however since nothing was revealed about Blackies family in the novel it is suggested that he joined the gang for “a sense of belonging and commitment” (Gangs, para. 4). Blackie needed the recognition and power that the gang brought to him as evident to how upset he was when T stole that from him, “[i]t was the end of his leadership. He went away to the back of the car-park