THE STORY IS: BRENT STAPLES Just Walk on By Black Men and Public Space 1- explain how Staples describes himself in his essay? How is he sometimes seen by others, and why is the difference significant?
2- Make some connections between Staples' experiences as an individual and his interactions within his community. How does the community in which he lives and the public space through which he moves affect him as an individual?

How does crane's depiction of the way information was spread in the nineteenth century affect the novel? crane seeks to use the novel as a way to criticize the journalists of the time for how they glorified war as a means of union propaganda. by depicting the extent to which newspapers were circulated, crane seeks to expose the lack of unbiased reporting at the time. by giving newspapers a major role in the novel, crane seeks to make a connection between the increasing role of the military in national affairs and the decline of farming. crane captures the power of journalistic reports at a time when it was the primary means of transmitting information to a broad audience by showing its influence on henry.