Many children are produced in the world year round. Growing up in different regions they may be exposed to trauma or happiness within their families. Trauma can allow a child to have mental or physical pain, while happiness provides a child with love and affection. The book When Doves Cry by Keith A. Russell shadows the life story of a young boy named John Joseph who lives in Eight Mile Rock. The narration was done by John to explain the influences by many individuals that eventually led him to commit several murders. Within Eight Mile Rock there are houses built out of wood and properties that are compact. There is a difference between the buildings located in Eight Mile Rock and the buildings found in Freeport. In Eight Mile Rock they are built using wood and in Freeport they are not; this is because the Port Authority would not allow it. The properties are compact because there is a large amount of people…show more content… He would do anything to help them no matter what the situation might be. He would be ready to fight at any time and you would expect this because he is a crack baby. Buddy would never have a good influence on J.J. Buddy would not discourage him from committing the murder, instead he reminisced on the promise he had to keep. He made sure J.J kept his promise by saying “A promise is a promise.” J.J made an oath that he would kill Mr. Fowler if he ever laid hands on Angel. Mr. Fowler impregnates Angel and at this point J.J knew what he had to do. When Mr. Fowler performed these actions, the consequences came along with it. The first time J.J squeezed the trigger of the gun was when he killed his mother, to put her and her children out of their misery. The second time he grasped the trigger until the bullets came to a complete stop. This time he killed Angel’s rapist, Mr. Fowler, and Fr. Ambrose, which he