Privacy In The City By Jane Jacob Analysis

Jane Jacob starts off chapter 3 talking about judgment and the profound misunderstanding of cities. She compares testimonial banquet to the social life of city sidewalks since they are both public and bring people together. The city sidewalks are used for various reasons from meeting someone, socializing and even public contact. Trust is also very important for sidewalks so that they can be safe places to contact. A matter of city privacy is talked about throughout the entire chapter. Privacy can be known as precious and indispensable in cities. Jacob includes a story from an anthropologist, Elena Padilla, describing living in the poor and squalid district of New york as a Puerto Rican. Jacobs view on privacy is the fact that no one from the …show more content…
where people are faced with the choice of sharing much or nothing, is nothing.” I personally disagree with this statement. In my opinion, people who have less will always give more and people who have more will only give less. Coming from experience, I have seen poor families give, share and do anything for somebody but a rich family will share as little as they can. The word “togetherness” comes a lot across the chapter. Adults are also known to not want any friendships with their neighbors due to gossip and think it's better to mind their own business. Self-protection is created by parents and prefers to stay distant. With all the terrible things that have and are going on in this world, I simply do not blame them. Sidewalks are not only a social function but lack of surveillance. According to the rich or near the rich cities, people seem to appreciate sidewalk life as much as anybody. I am not surprised due to the amount of rent they must pay. Jacob talks about her own life in Greenwich Village. Sidewalks create a public character and that is what she became. Jacobs was a sidewalk public character on petition strategy. Not only did she spread news but she learned news at