The black hand

So the book I read was called the black hand and was based on a man called “the boxer” also known as Rene. He got influenced by his older brother who joined  the gang arta 13. Later at the age of 11 he started selling drugs to kids at school. Basically he started off really young with doing all of the gang stuff and when he got older he was like the main one in the mafia. People knew who he was and were frightened by what he could and would do. To me he was a reckless guy because he would date older women that were with men and didn’t care. He wasn’t afraid. He ended up getting married and having children but after he got put in prison. He then was still fine because in prison they had gangs and the biggest gang there was the mafia. They would do whatever to survive and that’s how they saw it. They were vicious enough to kill just for saying one thing wrong, they had no mercy and they would sneak in weapons by shoving it into their rectum. Later on as Rene is getting older he’s realizing this is not what he wants for the rest of his life. One guard realized Rene was changing and wasn’t the same cold person. He said that a member of the mafia wouldnt even try to remember important date for example birthdays, Valentine’s Day, and anniversaries. In the end rene talks to some important people that are willing to help him get out of the gang and he’s really scared because of what they do to people who leave. They give him protection and he ends up leaving having a better life.