Through the viewpoint of a young African-American male, Brent Staples of Black Men and Public Space uses an indignant, passive aggressive tone to give insight on how black men are treated and portrayed in society.
While reading Black Men and Public Space, I noticed the author’s tone change multiple times. Staples’ passage starts off didactic in a sense, already showing the attitude of the city toward the black population, but he quickly starts displaying a more gloomy emotion. He tells about the first time he experienced the condescending judgement given off by the white people. Staples is taken over with the opinions of others and starts to try to come off as unthreatening and keep the white people from feeling uncomfortable when facing
While reading Black Men and Public Space, I noticed the author’s tone change multiple times. Staples’ passage starts off didactic in a sense, already showing the attitude of the city toward the black population, but he quickly starts displaying a more gloomy emotion. He tells about the first time he experienced the condescending judgement given off by the white people. Staples is taken over with the opinions of others and starts to try to come off as unthreatening and keep the white people from feeling uncomfortable when facing