Berne’s essay, “Ground Zero” depicts the disheartened and sorrowful emotions inflicted by the sight of ground zero soon after September 11, 2001. In the second paragraph, Berne describes the many various nationalities of tourists who concurrently visited the site. Also she notices many different age groups in the same area. These descriptions help explain the serious environment of such a distressed situation. Everyone wanted to see it in person. Berne also explains the partial ignorance of some first-time visitors to the area. She described ground zero to seem “like a construction site” to an “out-of-town” viewer. Sadly, after some moments of observation, the tragic realization of the situation starts to set in.
“Suddenly you notice the periphery, the skyscraper shrouded in black plastic, the boarded windows, the steel skeleton of the shattered Winter Garden.”
One of the last things described by Berne was the agitated behavior of local officials towards tourists. A police officer rudely responded by asking, “you want tickets to the disaster”, after she asked for directions to the ticket booth for a better viewing area.
With her many descriptions varying from grief, sorrow, curiosity, confusion, and aggravation, Suzanne Berne accurately described the overwhelming emotions caused by the sight of such a horrific disaster.
Good job, I really like the first line of your response, it describes the tone of the essay well.
ReplyDeleteI like the quote in the middle of your response
ReplyDeletenice job with using the quotes in the post to get your point across. over all its a good first post.
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