Remembering All The Boys

 Gang violence is a big problem in many communities. The story, Remembering All The Boys, by Elvia Bautista, shows that there are many people tired of gang violence. People who lose their life no matter if it was because of gang violence or something else shouldn’t be forgotten. No one should be judged for how they lived their life before they died. A lot of people that participate in gang activities have various factors n their life that causes them to make these choices even if it’s the wrong choice. Some of these factors include: the need for a sense of belonging, feelings of hopelessness, and feeling there’s no other options in their life. Because of the mistakes they made in their life does not mean they should be forgotten in death. The author goes around putting flowers on other graves even if it was for the opposite gang. She doesn’t want to sound like a hero or if she’s stopping the war against the gangs. She wants everyone involved to be remembered regardless of what they did in their past.