In There Are No Children Here Pharoah is not like the rest of the kids. He only has one friend and he put his future in his own hands. He doesn't let his neighborhood determine hid future. He's more emotional than the rest of the kids. He loves getting the attention of the older women around the neighborhood. There mother is aware that she can't raise all the kids on here own but she tries her best. She has to make due with the $80 she recieves every month. The $80 she gets isnt enough to raise 9 people on and to pay the bills. She tries her best to keep her kids away from the violence and the gang wars/