Cycle of Violence

In A Bronx Tale, C is a young boy growing up in a mob influenced town. Throughout his life, he must figure out how to balance his friends, family, and Sonny. Although Sonny said he never trusted anyone, I believe the closest person he had was C. When C was nine, Sonny referred to him as "like a son". This status propelled C into a radically different world than his father wished for him. Violence was a common occurrence, as was racism. Sonny told C that he was better than all of the violence and encouraged him to date Jane. But association alone tarnished C's reputation as a bus driver's son. C became a member of the mob due to his friendship with Sonny, and witnessed numerous violent acts because of it. Each act followed another one, it was a neverending cycle. Sonny died because the man he shot when C was nine had a son, and the son avenged his father. C's friends died trying to kill the black people even though they were not doing anything wrong. C tried to not be racist around Jane, but he learned a different way growing up. He had to struggle to get rid of everyone else's expectations of him and find himself amongst violence, death, and racism. In the end, C escapes his friends and Sonny through death. It was really sad, but it taught him that the "worst thing in life is wasted talent", and the real C went on to become a famous actor.