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Al Capone was the son of two poor Italian immigrants, which at that time in history meant you didn’t matter, so he had to find guidance with the only people that took an interest in him but unfourtnally for him it was some of the biggest mob leaders in New York. Even with that kind of influence hard to believe that a once soft spoken, intelligent kid from a good family would grow up to run a major city with blood, bullets, and booze.
First, Capone’s lack of tolerance for authority and people who didn’t respect him was obvious from a young age. In sixth grade a female teacher called Capone a dago and slapped him during a argument in class, which angered Capone to the point were he punched the female teacher in the face breaking her nose (Al Capone:Scarface). After the incident the Capone family moved to a new neighborhood, where Capone would meet the man that would help change his life forever. Johnny Torrio was at the time the most successful and respected gangster in New York and his headquarters was located across the street from the Capone’s new house (Bergreen pg. 26). Torrio instantly became Capone’s new role model; Capone even got a job running small errands for Torrio and his crew. Capone spent every waking moment with the Torrio organization, which in way served as his new educational system, seeing as he no longer attended regular school. After a few years Torrio moved to Chicago but Capone would soon find a new influence to further his street education. Before moving Torrio got Capone a job as a bartender slash bouncer for Frankie Yale, which is where he would earn the nickname Scarface after a late night scuffle left him with three knife cuts on his face (Al Capone:Scarface). It didn’t take long before Yale was impressed with Capone and took him under his wing and taught him how a business could be built violence and fear. Capone worked for Yale for several years, but after he started a family of his own he decided to get a legitimate job....
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