Brent Staples: A Summary Of 'Just Walk On By'

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Newman 1 Michael Newman Anthony Holsten English 111 13 February 2011 A Summary of “Just Walk on By” by Brent Staples In the essay “just Walk on By” author Brent Staples remembers his realization of being perceived as dangerous just because of his color, and how this also puts himself in danger. The first instance he remembers was one night in Chicago. A young woman misjudges Staples to be a mugger, leaving him with an embarrassed feeling. Soon after this he realizes that when other think of him as being dangerous he could be wronged just as easily just by being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Later Staples moves to New York, were he notes that the more populated streets minimize these stereotypical encounters.

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