Who Saw Murder Didn T Call Police Analysis
Reading Response 2: 38 Who Saw Murder Didn’t Call Police
I think the article was written in order to highlight the level of ignorance that had crept into society especially towards violence, perhaps in wake of the recent increase of violent imagery on television. I feel it was intended to act as an eye-opener for the readers which shows them how such shameless acts of laziness can claim lives. The tone that Gansberg uses throughout the article is one that is slightly aggressive especially when describing the actions of the neighbors who failed to alert the police. By doing this Gansberg aims to spark some dislike in the audience’s minds for the actions of the neighbors and witnesses. Appeals to the police are also used in the article so as to give it a sense of authority and this is done by often quoting the police including the Assistant Chief Inspector. …show more content…
The article also includes a detailed reconstruction of the crime and I feel this is done to create an image of a scared, shocked and eventually dying woman in the minds of the readers further fueling their dislike towards the attitudes shown by the neighbors and drawing their attention towards the horror and severity of the incident.
An example of this is when the writer incorporates phrases such as “I’m dying!” and “Oh my God, he stabbed me!” which highlights the dreadfulness of the incident. In addition to this Gansberg carefully chooses certain adjectives and verbs to describe the happenings and these include: Shrieked, solemn and sheepishly which once again point out to the audience the horrible end that the lady met. Furthermore, it also shows the feeble reaction of the neighbors as well as the defeated mindset of the police who were unable to help without being tipped off. By incorporating these techniques the writer aims to leave a lasting impact on the audience and make them understand his feeling of disgust towards the
events.
I feel the effect would have a slightly reduced impact today because of the fact that mass media has grown so much since the 1960’s and therefore people are more accustomed to hearing and seeing violence from all around the world. Despite this I think the majority of today’s society would be shocked to read about such an atrocity and would most definitely be angered by the incompetence of the witnesses and neighbors. However, I also feel that the police come under a lot more scrutiny nowadays then they did in the 60’s therefore an incident such as the one mentioned in the article would probably result in a closer examination of the efforts made by the police.
Moreover, the disgust which the writer expresses towards the neighbors and their attitudes would be shared by most readers today. Also I think that because we live in an age where communication has become extremely easy and fast the inability of the nearby residents in the article to call for help would definite frustrate readers today who have a many modes of communication with the authorities.
In conclusion I think the effect the article was meant to have been that to alert people of the violence and the shocking attitudes towards it. It does this well by using a detailed description of the events which would have more or less the same impact today.
I think the article was written in order to highlight the level of ignorance that had crept into society especially towards violence, perhaps in wake of the recent increase of violent imagery on television. I feel it was intended to act as an eye-opener for the readers which shows them how such shameless acts of laziness can claim lives. The tone that Gansberg uses throughout the article is one that is slightly aggressive especially when describing the actions of the neighbors who failed to alert the police. By doing this Gansberg aims to spark some dislike in the audience’s minds for the actions of the neighbors and witnesses. Appeals to the police are also used in the article so as to give it a sense of authority and this is done by often quoting the police including the Assistant Chief Inspector. …show more content…
The article also includes a detailed reconstruction of the crime and I feel this is done to create an image of a scared, shocked and eventually dying woman in the minds of the readers further fueling their dislike towards the attitudes shown by the neighbors and drawing their attention towards the horror and severity of the incident.
An example of this is when the writer incorporates phrases such as “I’m dying!” and “Oh my God, he stabbed me!” which highlights the dreadfulness of the incident. In addition to this Gansberg carefully chooses certain adjectives and verbs to describe the happenings and these include: Shrieked, solemn and sheepishly which once again point out to the audience the horrible end that the lady met. Furthermore, it also shows the feeble reaction of the neighbors as well as the defeated mindset of the police who were unable to help without being tipped off. By incorporating these techniques the writer aims to leave a lasting impact on the audience and make them understand his feeling of disgust towards the
events.
I feel the effect would have a slightly reduced impact today because of the fact that mass media has grown so much since the 1960’s and therefore people are more accustomed to hearing and seeing violence from all around the world. Despite this I think the majority of today’s society would be shocked to read about such an atrocity and would most definitely be angered by the incompetence of the witnesses and neighbors. However, I also feel that the police come under a lot more scrutiny nowadays then they did in the 60’s therefore an incident such as the one mentioned in the article would probably result in a closer examination of the efforts made by the police.
Moreover, the disgust which the writer expresses towards the neighbors and their attitudes would be shared by most readers today. Also I think that because we live in an age where communication has become extremely easy and fast the inability of the nearby residents in the article to call for help would definite frustrate readers today who have a many modes of communication with the authorities.
In conclusion I think the effect the article was meant to have been that to alert people of the violence and the shocking attitudes towards it. It does this well by using a detailed description of the events which would have more or less the same impact today.