09/28/2012
It was interesting how Dr. Brent Staples presented the first incidence. He describes the woman he encountered in that late evening as young, well dressed, and white. In this statement he is showing the difference between him and the young woman who probably had different experience/background. He then goes on to give vivid picture of the setting in which the occasion happened. “…affluent in an otherwise mean, impoverished section of Chicago.” This statement also adds to the impression of how scary the environment could have been for the victim as he refers her. In his measurement I suppose there was enough distance between the two as he walked behind her, but not for her. She apparently saw grave danger in being close to this young black man in a military jacket with both his hands in his pockets. The description of his size, clothes and hair amplifies the common stereotypic picture of offenders. Staples presented this particular occasion so clearly that you can tell what his reflection essay would be about.
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