1) The document discusses the evolution of thieves throughout history using Bonnie and Clyde as an example. It describes how Bonnie faced a difficult choice in deciding whether to continue living on the run with Clyde or leave him, knowing it would likely lead to their deaths. 2) Bonnie and Clyde captured the public imagination during the Great Depression due to portraying themselves as modern-day Robin Hood figures fighting against the government. However, their deaths revealed a starkly different reality from the Hollywood versions. 3) On May 23, 1934, Bonnie and Clyde were ambushed by police while driving. Clyde was killed instantly by shots to the head, while Bonnie was wounded but then

1. THIEVES THROUGH THE TIME
We made the choice of a unit about thieves, because their evolution through the
time is surprising. Beyond the robbery, the working to success which means
manipulate people, think of a plan, etc. Nowadays, many people take example
from reality to turn it into movies, or books. Those persons created charismatic
characters, with a smart spirit, actually, characters able to make plans with bit.
BONNIE AND CLYDE, FAMOUS EXAMPLE
Historical Importance of Bonnie and Clyde: It was during the Great Depression that
Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow went on their two-year crime spree (1932-1934). The
general attitude in the country was against government and Bonnie and Clyde used that to
their advantage. With an image closer to Robin Hood rather than mass murderers, Bonnie
and Clyde captured the imagination of the nation.
Dates: Bonnie Parker (October 1, 1910 -- May 23, 1934); Clyde Barrow (March 24, 1909 --
May 23, 1934)
On one of Clyde's first robberies after he was released, Bonnie went with him. The plan was
for the Barrow Gang to rob a hardware store. (The members of the Barrow Gang changed
often, but at different times included Bonnie and Clyde, Ray Hamilton, W.D. Jones, Buck
Barrow, Blanche Barrow, and Henry Methvin.) Although she stayed in the car during the
robbery, Bonnie was captured and put in the Kaufman, Texas jail. She was later released for
lack of evidence.
While Bonnie was in jail, Clyde and Raymond Hamilton staged another robbery at the end of
April 1932. It was supposed to be an easy and quick robbery of a general store, but
something went wrong and the store's owner, John Bucher, was shot and killed.
Bonnie now had a decision to make -- would she stay with Clyde and live a life with him on
the run or would she leave him and start fresh? Bonnie knew that Clyde had vowed never to
go back to prison. She knew that to stay with Clyde meant death to them both very soon. Yet,
even with this knowledge, Bonnie decided that she could not leave Clyde and was to remain
loyal to him to the end.
[ http://history1900s.about.com/od/1930s/a/bonnieandclyde_2.htm]
This extract explains the first couple’s robbery. Indeed, Bonnie when she start to steal, was
inexperienced. Clyde just keep on robbing.
1) Give some explanations on why Bonnie had a difficult choice to make. How may she
have felt?
2) Bonnie and Clyde are nowadays symbols. How did the historical context help them ?

2. […]But the true story of Bonnie and Clyde is very different from the Hollywood fantasy.
And as two new books reveal, it is even more extraordinary.
Their deaths were certainly violent in the extreme. On the day of their demise, Clyde Barrow,
who was just 25, was driving along in his socks, while Bonnie was eating a sandwich in the
passenger seat.
Near Gibsland, they stopped to greet the father of one of their gang members - but it was a
trap. A six-man posse of Texas and Louisiana troopers was waiting in ambush and opened
fire.
No warnings were issued and the couple were given no opportunity to surrender. Clyde died
instantly - the first shot took off the top of his head.
But Bonnie was only wounded and began screaming - a scream so terrible that their principal
pursuer, former Texas Ranger Frank Hamer, fired two more shots into the defenceless 23-
year old at close range.
'I hate to bust the cap on a woman, especially when she was sitting down,' the laconic Hamer
said afterwards. 'But if it wouldn't have been her, it would have been us.'
Their bodies were riddled with 25 bullets each, even though Bonnie Parker had never been
charged with a capital offence.
The pair had become notorious after two years on the run and the crime scene quickly
descended into a bizarre circus.
[ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1186790/Bonnie-Clyde-How-pair-bit-crooks-
worlds-famous-gangsters.html ]
The text points out how the famous couple ends.
1) Resume the text.
2) What do you think about this ? Exchange your opinion with your neighbour.
3) Comment the following picture.

3. On May 23, 1934, policemen hid along a road. When Bonnie and Clyde appeared in an
automobile, policemen opened fire, they were killed at once.

4. ROBIN HOOD A FAIR THIEF : STORY OF PIERCE EGAN
Robin Hood was the earl of Huntingdon, but as he come back from Crusades, the village
changed… Here began his famous fight : Robin Hood became the symbol of the defender of
poor people, against all the unfairness.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3vonmvxG1A&feature=related
From the start to 02:20
OCEAN ELEVEN : THIEVES IN MOVIE
From 14:10 to 15:43
http://www.novamov.com/video/s00ph95b4cl0q
1) Describe with your own words the top three of thieves that the guy just did.
2) What is he trying to explain? Should the two others rob three casino in the same time?
=> Talk about how thieves evoluted through the time (did they get better? Worse?)