This blog is about two articles that have to do with the twin tower incident, published on September 24, 2001 and written by John Updike and Susan Sontag.
The first article, written by John Updike, had an excellent view about 9/11. It had a different twist about it as well as having an actual viewpoint when it happened. I think that because Updike actually saw the twin towers fall, he was able to write a truley one-of-a-kind article. Throughout this article, Updike pointed out various observations: The smoke that first came out of the building didn't even seem threatning at first glance but ended up being completely life changing for thousands of people. Another interesting point of this piece is how Updike described seeing the buildings fall: like an elevator and also that as he and his wife watched, they clung to each other as if they were in the actual building that was falling. Toward the end of the article, Updike points out that this nightmare isn't over, and I agree with him. Also, a little later, he says, "...risk is a price of freedom...this country is worth fighting for." I think that is very well put and I think that this article was amazing.
The second article, written by Susan Sontag, I think that she had an excellent point when she stated that the leaders of America were and are trying to tell us that everything's okay. I also agree with Sontag when she stated, "Let's by all means grieve together. But let's not be stupid together."
With both of these articles, I think that it really showed how these two authors cared about this country but in different ways beause they experienced 9/11 differently, as did everyone else. Both authors were also right when they said that this country needs to stick together and be strong even when something drastic happens.
I don't think that the government was telling us that everything was okay after 09/11. Instead, I think they were telling us how everything was going to be okay. They were formulating a response and defense strategy and keeping us, the citizens, informed.
ReplyDeleteAlso, I wonder what you mean by "the twin tower incident". Were you trying to imply something about the attacks? Any clarification would be greatly appreciated.
You also stated that you agree with Sontag in stating, "Let's by all means grieve together, but let's not be stupid together." What do you think was stupid about America's response to 09/11? How do you think we should have responded to the terrorist attacks?
First of all, thank you for your comment and I apologize for taking so long to respond.
ReplyDeleteYes, when I said "the twin tower incident" I was trying to refer to 9/11, I just wanted to say it in a different way. As to when I agreed with Sontag's statement of "Let's by all means grieve together..." I didn't think that how people react wasn't stupid, but how the leaders of the country were saying, or trying to convince everyone that we are all ok and that we aren't affected by what happened. I think that people should've said that no, we aren't ok right now and that we're still dealing with losing loved ones or friends but that we will stick together as a country and get through what happened. I know that that's what they said but I think that they shouldn't have convinced people that we were ok because it was a hard time and not everybody was ok.