Set it Off
“Stevie’s murder and “good kid� status translates into Stony’s redemption for her part in the violence that ensued.� Author: Kimberly Springer_Title: “Waiting to Set it Off: African American Woman and the Sapphire Fixation.� _Page numbers in the article: 191
I took this quote because I feel that it bared weight. Stony’s the only one that got away with her life. She should have been caught but the detective let her go because of all the death he had witnessed. Also thought-out the movie she was the only character that had showed a deeper side to the crimes they were committing. She often spoke up about how they were wrong and shouldn’t be going through with the robberies. While the other girls were fairly one-dimensional for example Cleo wanted to rob banks from the get go and Frankie wanting to take what was theirs from these big businesses. These other girls seemed almost doomed from the start, as we were able to watch greed step in. All of the accounts that lead these women to robbery were extremely awful to help justify their actions but at the same time it changed who they were, besides Cleo. So by showing Stony’s drive to be above the robberies we were able to feel that her escape was warranted and believable.