Does the writer give us more than Robert Shelton’s personal story?

The writer definitely gave us more than Robert Shelton’s personal story. The writer goes into telling the readers background about the factories, like which ones were gone and what they were replaced with. The article also gave me an insight on how important the factory was to not only Robert Shelton but also others who took great passion in working there just like him. While reading, I felt like I was reading a novel rather than an article. The writer incorporated the skills of writing a novel into his article, he gave the characters/sources emotion which made me, the reader, more understanding to not only Robert Shelton’s personal story but also the other workers who were affected by the replacements of the factories.

Describe the narrative of this profile, the arc of the story.

The narrative of this profile is Robert Shelton’s personal life because although the article goes into telling us more than his personal life the the story always comes back to him. Anything mentioned in the article made a relation back to Shelton.

What do you think of the lead?

I think the lead of the story definitely built that connection between the reader and the story, It made the article much more relatable.

Where is the nut graf?

What I believe to be the nut graf of the story is the paragraph that starts off as “By June 1999, when the International Longshoremen’s Association began what would become a 20-month strike…” on the bottom of page 3. The reader falls into realization of the serious damage done to the workers because of the closure of these factories which before ending the article reminds the reader of what the article is trying to point out.

What about the author’s point-of-view?

The authors point-of-view is that many people have suffered and their lives have changed because of the closure of these factories. The author shows sympathy in wanting to not only write this article, but also creating that connection between the readers and the people incorporated in the article.