There are many faces to a person; you never know which one they will show. In the short story “White Sands” by Geoff Dyer. Jessica and her husband fear their lives not knowing what would happen ahead in their journey. The actions they took upset me. I felt that they shouldn’t have feared a man who asked upon a simple request. The ending left me with empathy for the man. Imagine if it was you. Everyone deserves a better chance at life. In my opinion traveling can be dangerous. No matter where you go you can bump into many troubles. For example, speeding, crashes, shooting, accidents, anything can happen. When Jessica and her husband were on the road trip they should have thought ahead of what they were going to run into. They had time to
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He judged the man right away on his looks. Even though that’s something we as people do all the time. But what would you expect from a hitch hiker. He based his personality on his looks. Then without speaking out loud said some really rude things. No one has the right to judge someone off the struggles they been through. Jessica was also rude. Her all around energy was negative throughout the story. Evening when she stopped to pick him up she was already in a negative mood. When they lied and left him at the gas station instead of saying they couldn’t take him further. They could have just been forward then acting like children and running off. The hitch hiker on the other hand came aboard thankfully. But that didn’t stop the couples rude remarks and looks. Even though he seemed nice you never know what he’s done or been through. Someone can mask themselves nice and be the worst. You never really know a person until they spill their true colors. One of the main issues with Jessica’s husband was racism. He might not seem racist once he picks him up and chats. But does that really prove he’s not racist. He could have disliked his color the whole way but kept it to himself. We’re not sure what his opinions were on race. But in the story he mentions judgment of his skin color with music taste. He brings it up when he mentions fear. He brings it up every time he tried to describe him. He even mentions it to his wife at the end of the story. If you notice he brings up his skin color a lot in the
He judged the man right away on his looks. Even though that’s something we as people do all the time. But what would you expect from a hitch hiker. He based his personality on his looks. Then without speaking out loud said some really rude things. No one has the right to judge someone off the struggles they been through. Jessica was also rude. Her all around energy was negative throughout the story. Evening when she stopped to pick him up she was already in a negative mood. When they lied and left him at the gas station instead of saying they couldn’t take him further. They could have just been forward then acting like children and running off. The hitch hiker on the other hand came aboard thankfully. But that didn’t stop the couples rude remarks and looks. Even though he seemed nice you never know what he’s done or been through. Someone can mask themselves nice and be the worst. You never really know a person until they spill their true colors. One of the main issues with Jessica’s husband was racism. He might not seem racist once he picks him up and chats. But does that really prove he’s not racist. He could have disliked his color the whole way but kept it to himself. We’re not sure what his opinions were on race. But in the story he mentions judgment of his skin color with music taste. He brings it up when he mentions fear. He brings it up every time he tried to describe him. He even mentions it to his wife at the end of the story. If you notice he brings up his skin color a lot in the