Bonnie and Clyde

Theme Research: R. City – Locked Away ft Adam Levine

Bonnie and Clyde

During The Great Depression two lovers Bonnie and Clyde made history with their crimes that shook America. Bonnie Elizabeth Parker and Clyde Chestnut Barrow travelled all over America with their gang, they would rob and murder people if they were cornered or confronted over their crimes. During the times of 1931 and 1935 it was known as the ‘Public Enemy Era’ which is where the public turned on the country due to the devastation the Great Depression had caused too many families in the Unites States.

Bonnie and Clyde are known for their robbers of small banks, stores and gas stations, gaining the unwanted attention from police and essentially murdering around nine police officers as well as several members of the general public.

Their relationship has been a story of America and has attracted the attention of several film directors including Arthur Penn who in 1967 made the film Bonnie and Clyde. There has been many contradictions on the reports that surrounded Bonnie Elizabeth Parker, with many stating that during her companionship with Clyde she was present at over 100 of their crimes, however as much depicted by newspapers surrounding the two, she was not one who done the killing with a machine gun, with even people within the gang stating how they could not recall her ever holding a gun. The story lives upon modern day and olden day film directors. 

By Danniella Chapman