Ms. Lyons AP English discussion

"So far, the main character,William, was playing basketball with his friend and heard shot guns. He ends up finding his brother Shawn dead. He’s learning how to deal with his brothers death and helping his mom. Even though he wants to be sensitive about it, he can’t because of the 3 rules.
The 3 rules :
1. No Crying, no matter what
2. No Snitching, no matter what
3. Revenge, which you can do." — Mar 04, 2020 05:07PM

Where did these these rules come from? This sounds really interesting though, maybe something I'd read one day.

Do you think these rules will have a good impact on your character that will help him get through these hard times or do you think it can make him worse?