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What does "No kid ever dreams of becoming a gangster. Not even him, as much as he had been raised among Brooklyn’s street gangs.": Does "he" want to be a gangster or not? Does the phrase "as much as" mean "because"?
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@belovedpriest This means that even though he grew up among the street gangs, as a kid he never dreamed of being a gangster. it's not what he wanted as a kid (because no one does, according to the text)
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@belovedpriest “As much as” can be thought of as “despite” in this text. He never wanted to become a gangster, despite being raised among gangs.
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@belovedpriest it's a little bit grammatically strange wording, but as much in this context typically means "to the extent of" but here it's more like "even though" as you said
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