Amazing Grace by Jonathan Kozol is a very eye opening article. It was also very sad. This article makes me apreciate where I live and how fortunate I really am. In this text a few quotes really stood out to me.
One of the quotes that really shocked me was this one "I saw a boy shot in the head right over there, he says a moment later, in a voice that does not sound particularly sad". This quote really stood out to me. This little boy acting like seeing a kid shot in the head barely even phases him, like its just an everyday thing to him. It's really sad that this young boy has to see these horrifying things that no one should ever have to witness.
Another quote that I found important "The point is that they put a lot of things into out neighborhood that no one wants, she says. The waste incinerator is just one more lovely way of showing their affection". "Theres trashy things all over" This quote bothers me. It's almost like saying that they dont care they will keep putting in "trashy" things in the neighborhood because they are poor people so it doesn't really matter. I dont think thats right at all. Just because they live in a low class poor area doesnt mean that they can make it worse by putting things in their neighborhood like the waste incienerator.
Another quote I found important in the text was "He pointed to my pizza. What did you do? I gave him some! Were your parents mad at you? He looks surprised at this, Why would they be mad? he asks. God told us share!" I found this quote to be an important quote in the reading beacuase even though this young boy lives in a rough, poor trashy neighborhood there is still kindness in thier hearts. This quotes shows that not everyone in this low class poor neighborhood is bad.
In class I would like to talk about the second quote I pointed out. The quote bothered me just because they live in a "trashy" poor neighborhood doesnt mean they need more things thrown into their neighborhood to make it worse.
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