PromptIn The Public Enemy (1931), how does director William Wellman achieve an acceptable balance between creating a gangster, Tom Powers,…

Prompt In The Public Enemy (1931), how does director William Wellman achieve an acceptable balance between creating a gangster, Tom Powers, with whom audiences empathize, perhaps even like, while understanding and accepting his violent death? Based on your experiences watching more recent gangster films, what are some of the ways the genre has changed since 1931?