Furthermore, the message in Always Running is gang affiliation leads to nowhere. Luis the author has been affiliated with a gang throughout his whole life ever since he was 10 years old. Being in a gang, got him nothing but trouble through his life and he wants the readers to learn from his mistakes. Gangs are 60% of the homicides in Los Angeles, California. “ Then she went all over the neighborhood, sprinkling bits of their bodies everywhere.” pg 30 (Luis). In Los Angeles, California the heart of the gangs it’s very hard to stay alive there. “ They’re trash, Socorro would often say in Spanish about the cholos. If you keep hanging out with them, you can say goodbye to me forever”. pg. 16 (Socorro). This shows Socorro doesn't want anything to