Brooklyn Frazazier Analysis

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Brooklyn, New York, a vas city often compared to a labyrinth and for good reason, it is known to confuse those unfamiliar with its surroundings due to its magnitude. Frazier states that those native to Brooklyn, or Brooklynites, use the names of neighborhoods and subway lines to proclaim their current destination but he uses an alternative techniques that, while unique, would probable not better aid a person whom does not possess the knowledge of said other individuals. He uses people and their behaviors to better guess the terrain he presently occupies, he will even go so far to describe smells that can be found in certain places in Brooklyn. As examples of this unusual method,

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