The woman I met spoke pragmatically about avoiding crime in the city and this, more than anything, described the prevalence of crime that, having grown up in a much smaller city, I had never experienced. The unbreakable grip that New Yorkers held on their belongings as they were engulfed by crowds of people suddenly made absolute sense in a way that almost made me feel uncomfortable. “Young Lions” also highlights the frequency of crime in cities and, perhaps more disturbingly, the foresight that individuals devote to stealing from others. While following Anna, Caesar explains that "for two months he had secretly inserted himself into her life, doing all the research and drudgery that once fell to Sherman" (Jones 63). This passage describes the effort Caesar puts into stealing from a woman in an attempt to simply outdo her