- What is your impression of the opening line of White’s book: “New York bestows gifts of loneliness and the gifts of privacy.” Do you agree or disagree with White? If so, why? If not, why not? How effective is the opening? What does it accomplish, if anything?
I felt the same way with White: “New York’s bestows gifts of loneliness and the gifts of privacy. Although I’ve been here in New York for only one year now, despite the great number of people, I felt like they are too busy with their own things to care for others. This city gives you so many work but then when you least expected it, you’ll get the feeling of loneliness. And because neighbors live far away from each other, they are not very close to one another. New York offers the gift of privacy. I guess these are cliche’ of living in the city. I think this opening is effective because it whips up the reader’s interests.
- How and why does the writer use lists in this book
By using the lists of the names of famous people, streets, places and many others, it works as a great example, as well as it enhances people’s understanding of how different and diverse New York is.