Another Introduction!

Hello and welcome!

I (Eaglet) am another contributor to this blog, and as Seven Tense has explained the purpose of this blog, I will simply limit myself to saying that my posts will be focussing on how the "Stalky Model" (based on Kipling's novel "Stalky & Co.") has changed in regards to being a gang member.

To avoid confusion, the "Stalky Model" is defined as the following, according to our professor of English (not my words here!)
>a close-knit group of contrasting male companions.
>unspoken (taboo'd) respect for the larger system.
>resistance, criticism & forms of rebellion written into the system as an outlet against revolution.
>stalkiness" - individual cunning and pluck - beats brawn and size.
>a kind and sapient Head.
>Stoic-Christian blend that is fully orthodox to neither.
>under the Stoic-Christian ethic, judicious violence is built into the system.
>centrality of performance as a defining value: its ultimate form is a rite of passage.
>an angular authority-confidante -- typically an ecclesiastic - as a personified conscience.
>exclusive and shared esoteric code of speech – i.e. slang -- & cultural artifact

As I mentioned above, I will focus on how this code is different for today's gang members.

Thanks,
E.