Just Walk On By
23 10 2007“After dark, on the warrenlike streets of Brooklyn where I live, I often see women who fear the worst from me.”
I chose this quote because sometimes when you walk by someone in the dark, you get a nervous feeling from passing them in the dark. Its more scary to walk in the dark then the daylight. It all depends on the first impressions, without getting to know the person. When I pass someone I just smile and say Hi. Some people just ignore looking at the person that they passed, and just look at their feet. I think this quote is improtant I think its best to describe the essay and don’t think about first impressions, stay positive, and don’t be scared.
” As I swung onto the avenue behind her, there seemed to be a discreet, uninflammatory distance between us.” This quote is telling basically what the big event of this essay is about. This thesis is telling the readers that there was a victim in this incident and the two people in the story felt uncomfortable with each other. They didn’t feel comfortable at all.
I still find it unnerving to walk alone at night no matter who is around. You are very right though about how people tend to look at the ground as they’re walking past another person. I never really notice that I do that. I wonder why.
Yeah, first impressions are the basis of many people’s way of life. if they don’t like someone from the get-go than they will probably never want to get to know them. (Even if it could be a really good person) But i feel the thesis of the story is how stereotypes are still around for African Americans. They are looked at as muggers, rapists, or “gangsters”