The Baddest Dog in Harlem 

The people in Harlem are used to the police being there on and of all the time. When a police car pulls up, they don’t get nervous or scared. Instead, they are curious; everybody wants to see what’s happening. Most of the citizens of Harlem see it as a nice little change in the everyday life when a police car pulls up, and they get so excited about it, that they don’t listen to the police when they tell them to get back.  It is way too exciting mysterious what’s going on, to listen to the cops. “One of them got out a bullhorn and told all the kids to get off the street immediately. He must have meant that as a joke. The kids didn’t have anything to do and they weren’t going anyplace.”    

The story is told by one of the citizens in Harlem, whom isn’t described that much in the story. The narrator doesn’t have a name which makes the story more objective, and more about the issue than about him. The story is written in slang.

“I wanted them to say how bad they felt about it and what a shame it was the way life could slip away so easily in Harlem, in our community, on our street.” I think the point off this quote is to tell what a shame it is how often people actually die in Harlem.

“She snatched it away from him and said she wasn’t going anywhere with them unless she had a black man with her.” It shows that she doesn’t trust the police because they are white, so she needs a black man with her to feel secure.

“I did just like everybody else leaning in that rail did, said a quick prayer and put on my innocent face.” This quote tells that the police suspects everybody living in Harlem, whether they are involved or not. 

Linnea og Cecilia