Courtroom

Amal's fate is decided in the courtroom despite the efforts of his defense team to illustrate the need for leniency. Amal's focus is on how the members of the jury and the character witnesses seem to misunderstand him.

East Hills High School

East Hills High School is the specialized art high school that Amal attended until he was arrested. He enjoyed art, but he disliked the rigid nature of school and especially the attitudes that only Eurocentric forms of art were valid.

East Hills

East Hills serves as foil to Amal's neighborhood as it has begun gentrifying. Amal's family often warned him about crossing over into East Hills because he would be seen as suspicious. The fateful fight that led to Amal's incarceration occurred in East Hills.

The 'tombs'

The 'tombs' is the setting where Amal waits to be transferred to the juvenile corrections facility. He begins to...