The Brothers Bulger (1-67)

SUMMARY

Howie Carr writes the biography titled "The Brothers Bulger" full of facts and it is like an extended timeline. William "Billy" and James "Whitey" Bulger are the complete opposites and its hard to believe that they are brothers. Billy turned out to be the President of the Massachusetts State Senate and The University of Massachusetts while Whitey would send his people to murder anyone he wished. Government and a criminal go figure. Having difficulty achieving his high position based upon his brother's actions and his "one suit", Billy still however turned out successful. Meanwhile, Whitey went to prison for ten years. Whitey was accused of rape twice but sentenced for assault instead. He would tell people such as his close buddy Stevie Flemmi to go out and kill any person he'd order him to. He did what he did simply because he could.

QUOTE

"At noon the next day, on the McLaughlins' home turf of City Square, Charlestown, Buddy McLean shot Bernie McLaughlin in the back of the head in front of dozens of witnesses, none of whom offered to positively identify the shooter for the police. The war was on, and before it was over, more than forty Boston hoodlums would be dead" (Carr 55).

REACTION

Used in third person, this quote shows the rising action. This is where the war between the Winter Hill Gang and the McLaughlins of Charlestown, truly began. "More than forty Boston hoodlums would be dead", shows that because of what happened, this will be the outcome. To understand when and why the bloodshed between each Irish gang started is by understanding this quote. It explains who started the war first and foreshadows that nothing positive comes out of it.