Jackson’s story, “Past, Present, and Future,” tells the story of a homeless man who lives between Wall Street and Broad Street and witnesses the Wall Street bombing on September 16, 1920. This story was well written and implies that time is flexible. Moreover, it connects to the Arts of New York City course theme of social justice by emphasizing the vast disparity between the wealthy and the poor. It does this by comparing the life of Wayne Eyun, the homeless man, and the people that he watches wearing suits and ties. I thought the story was very detailed and had a surprising ending when Wayne decided to walk towards the wagon.
Jackson’s narrator being a homeless man gives an interesting perspective of New York City as a whole and of the Wall Street Bombing of 1920. This piece definitely addresses the wealth gap that exists in New York City by juxtaposing Wayne Eyun, the homeless narrator and the men who worked at Wall Street. It gives an interesting perspective to social justice because the homeless man is in his own words “freer” than the other men. Also I think this points out that Death is a great equalizer; Rich or poor, we all die. That bombing did not discriminate among social classes, anyone who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time lost their lives.
I thought you did a great job of telling a story while also implementing the requirement of having a historic event in the context. It actually fit really well. I also thought the story was really unique because the conflict in the story was all inside the homeless man’s head. The problem was really subtle and I had to think twice to realize what the narrator is going through. I loved how despite all the problems that comes with being homeless, the real problem in the story was with himself. I thought it was really insightful and I enjoyed reading this piece as well.
I thought your story was very interesting because it was from the point of view of a homeless person. There are simply not enough stories that shed light on how people without homes live. I thought you did a great job of making the story realistic because the thoughts that the narrator, homeless person, was thinking was really real. I liked especially the part of him reflecting on the days when he was not a homeless and would walk by these people. The ending was also shocking but actually related really nicely with overall message of the story of living your life to the fullest. I really enjoyed it.
I was drawn to Jackson’s story “Past, Present, and Future” because it has a similar theme to my story but he creates his own story about this theme. While my story touches on the life of an average Wall Street Bank teller, Jackson tells the story of how the other side, the poor, views Wall Street. I liked reading the story about the instances in Wall Street from his character, Wayne Eye’s, perspective. Wayne looks at the wall Street Bankers through a poor man’s eyes and sees all the hustle that my character sees as work as corporate slavery. It was interesting to see the differences in the perspective of people from different social classes and it helps highlight the social injustices in wealth among people in the same spheres.
Jackson’s story, “Past, Present, and Future,” tells the story of a homeless man who lives between Wall Street and Broad Street and witnesses the Wall Street bombing on September 16, 1920. This story was well written and implies that time is flexible. Moreover, it connects to the Arts of New York City course theme of social justice by emphasizing the vast disparity between the wealthy and the poor. It does this by comparing the life of Wayne Eyun, the homeless man, and the people that he watches wearing suits and ties. I thought the story was very detailed and had a surprising ending when Wayne decided to walk towards the wagon.
Jackson’s narrator being a homeless man gives an interesting perspective of New York City as a whole and of the Wall Street Bombing of 1920. This piece definitely addresses the wealth gap that exists in New York City by juxtaposing Wayne Eyun, the homeless narrator and the men who worked at Wall Street. It gives an interesting perspective to social justice because the homeless man is in his own words “freer” than the other men. Also I think this points out that Death is a great equalizer; Rich or poor, we all die. That bombing did not discriminate among social classes, anyone who happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time lost their lives.
I thought you did a great job of telling a story while also implementing the requirement of having a historic event in the context. It actually fit really well. I also thought the story was really unique because the conflict in the story was all inside the homeless man’s head. The problem was really subtle and I had to think twice to realize what the narrator is going through. I loved how despite all the problems that comes with being homeless, the real problem in the story was with himself. I thought it was really insightful and I enjoyed reading this piece as well.
I thought your story was very interesting because it was from the point of view of a homeless person. There are simply not enough stories that shed light on how people without homes live. I thought you did a great job of making the story realistic because the thoughts that the narrator, homeless person, was thinking was really real. I liked especially the part of him reflecting on the days when he was not a homeless and would walk by these people. The ending was also shocking but actually related really nicely with overall message of the story of living your life to the fullest. I really enjoyed it.
I was drawn to Jackson’s story “Past, Present, and Future” because it has a similar theme to my story but he creates his own story about this theme. While my story touches on the life of an average Wall Street Bank teller, Jackson tells the story of how the other side, the poor, views Wall Street. I liked reading the story about the instances in Wall Street from his character, Wayne Eye’s, perspective. Wayne looks at the wall Street Bankers through a poor man’s eyes and sees all the hustle that my character sees as work as corporate slavery. It was interesting to see the differences in the perspective of people from different social classes and it helps highlight the social injustices in wealth among people in the same spheres.