In the short story “ Amazing Grace” by Jonathan Kozol there is a church called St. Ann’s church in the South Bronx. A seven year old boy named Cliffie always goes there with his mother. A man with reverend overalls tells Cliffie's mom if he can take him for a walk. She says yes, but cautions me that he tells fibs. I think the author Jonathan Kozol is trying to tell us that some places in the U.S aren’t in good conditions and aren’t very friendly. First, In the story there is trash all over the city. Cliffie's mother first hated people dumping all of their trash all over the place, but then was blessed when she found brand new chairs on the street. She loved the chairs and brought them into her house. Also many adults are having drugs with
