Kent State/May 4 and Postwar Memory Article Review In this article, the author analyzes and discusses the effects of the May 4, 1970 Kent State shooting and war as well as the monuments and the varying views on the memories. Additionally, this article includes background of the May 4 incident and both the official and the rejected monuments in Kent State. Kent State/May 4 and Postwar Memory is written by John Fitzgerald O 'Hara. Fitzgerald O’Hara is a professor at John Hopkins University. Fitzgerald O 'Hara’s purpose for writing this article is to inform the readers of the commitment to history and memory of the victims in Kent State university. The author’s argues that the efforts to remember May 4 and war have fallen short because of the
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It is very informative and useful to those looking for the effect and hardships of dealing with the May 4 episode. Fitzgerald O 'Hara is not only clear and convincing, but also organized. He approaches each monument and its significance individually, specifically stating which were adopted as official monuments and which were not. Fitzgerald O 'Hara states the Solar Totem demonstrated salvation in the way an object can be excluded, but then “reconditioned to meet the requirements of the prevailing historical narrative” (Fitzgerald O’Hara, 2006, p. 323). This adoption further convinces the reader of the changing attitudes of the university and the community. By including such information in the article, Fitzgerald O’Hara strengthens his argument of the commemorative issues in Kent State. The Kent State Shootings by Natalie M. Rosinsky is a book that agrees the article written by Fitzgerald O’Hara. She states that the shooting is an incident that continues to be a “source of bitter and strong emotions”. Both the book and the article analyze the extent of the effects the shooting has had on the …show more content…
Fitzgerald O’Hara, the author, is not a student at Kent State or present during the incident. He states that “few in the university community remembered the work ever existed and that “fewer considered the space as artistically or historically significant” (Fitzgerald O’Hara, 2006, p. 308). This statement could be further supported if Fitzgerald O’Hara had included a student’s point of view. By including such excerpt, the article could be much more convincing. Kent State: What Happened and why by James Albert Michener would not agree with Fitzgerald O’Hara’s article. Michener’s book focuses more on the events leading up to the May 4 shooting, while Fitzgerald O’Hara analyzes the effects of
It is very informative and useful to those looking for the effect and hardships of dealing with the May 4 episode. Fitzgerald O 'Hara is not only clear and convincing, but also organized. He approaches each monument and its significance individually, specifically stating which were adopted as official monuments and which were not. Fitzgerald O 'Hara states the Solar Totem demonstrated salvation in the way an object can be excluded, but then “reconditioned to meet the requirements of the prevailing historical narrative” (Fitzgerald O’Hara, 2006, p. 323). This adoption further convinces the reader of the changing attitudes of the university and the community. By including such information in the article, Fitzgerald O’Hara strengthens his argument of the commemorative issues in Kent State. The Kent State Shootings by Natalie M. Rosinsky is a book that agrees the article written by Fitzgerald O’Hara. She states that the shooting is an incident that continues to be a “source of bitter and strong emotions”. Both the book and the article analyze the extent of the effects the shooting has had on the …show more content…
Fitzgerald O’Hara, the author, is not a student at Kent State or present during the incident. He states that “few in the university community remembered the work ever existed and that “fewer considered the space as artistically or historically significant” (Fitzgerald O’Hara, 2006, p. 308). This statement could be further supported if Fitzgerald O’Hara had included a student’s point of view. By including such excerpt, the article could be much more convincing. Kent State: What Happened and why by James Albert Michener would not agree with Fitzgerald O’Hara’s article. Michener’s book focuses more on the events leading up to the May 4 shooting, while Fitzgerald O’Hara analyzes the effects of