The article of fiction which goes by the name of “Trapped” by Shelby Raebeck is a short story that uses the perspective of primary characters to devise the idea that the circumstances of one's upbringing shape the way they interact with their environment. Initially, we are introduced to the primary characters of this story, Ricky and Lance, who befriend each other over their common interest in basketball. But it is later revealed the true differences in their beings. We see how when Lance is pulled over after their first basketball game, Ricky undermines the situation by believing that the…