The discourse of the Balinese cock fighting is obvious as it is an underground practice, as in it against the law. Though against the law it is practice deeply rooted in Balinese culture, even those high up in the community practice and participate. It seems as though the official government bodies are the only ones trying to disband the practice. Since the Balinese people practice cock fighting as a discourse community it makes sense that the anthropologist and his wife would become included once they showed an appreciation for the people escaping authority by going with them. Everyone cooperating in order to avoid authority seems like a distinct trait of the cock fighting community, as the woman has prepared a scene to make it look as though her husband and the anthropologist couple had been there the whole time. I am sure there were distinct signals for approaching authority, which is a distinguishing trait of discourse community. When people sacrifice for a group it is taken as a sign of respect, for example many gangs require an initiation most of time violent, and it shows that they are willing to do anything to be part of this group of people. The couple could have just shown papers to authorities but instead sacrificed themselves by running, ultimately gaining the respect of the Balinese people. 

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