An Indescribable Incident
In the article, “Ground Zero”, Suzanne Berne describes the tragic aftermath of 9/11 first hand from Manhattan. After describing the area, she says, “It takes quite a while to see all of this; it takes even longer to come up with something to say about it” (10). But what does that cryptic statement mean? One possibility is that, people usually see what they expect to see. The grand buildings and ornamentation make this scene seem out of place. Another more technical answer is that the light reflecting of the Hudson River distorted and disguised the wreckage. However, these theories do not answer the second part of her statement, why was it hard
In the article, “Ground Zero”, Suzanne Berne describes the tragic aftermath of 9/11 first hand from Manhattan. After describing the area, she says, “It takes quite a while to see all of this; it takes even longer to come up with something to say about it” (10). But what does that cryptic statement mean? One possibility is that, people usually see what they expect to see. The grand buildings and ornamentation make this scene seem out of place. Another more technical answer is that the light reflecting of the Hudson River distorted and disguised the wreckage. However, these theories do not answer the second part of her statement, why was it hard