Part one of term paper
means “my crazy life (as a girl).� The movie documents the phenomenon of female gangs in the early nineties in Los Angeles. It is written and directed by Allison Anders, who grew up in Los Angeles and went to UCLA. She uses personal experiences to help influence her story writing. In Echo Park, a group of young Mexican-Americans show ...

Part two of term paper
... having a baby by the time they are twenty-one and almost every “homeboy� being handicapped, killed, or in jail by the time they reach their early twenties. The girls try to become autonomous from the men in their lives by forming their own female gang. The gang culture of reflects and constructs culturally understood gender roles. The basic plot is based around two Chicano girls and their childhood lives. The movie is split up into three episodes. Maribel “Mousie� and Mona “Sad Girl†...