The Carew Murder Case
So much about the story has changed. It even feels different like a lot of time has passed not only in the story but also as far as the writing of the work. It starts very simply and then moves into a whole different tone and writing style.
The most poignant part of this story so far for me has been this chapter. It felt so NOW. It pulled me out of the idea of this being an old book and made me feel like I was reading something very modern ESPECIALLY in the way it describes the police and the odious joy when it comes to how people respond to another person’s misfortune. Some things hit different when you’re Black and “A touch of terror of the law and the law’s officers …” was one of those things.
This chapter describes so much of what being on social media is like …
With everything that happened recently with The Olympics so much is fresh on my mind especially the way people delight in misfortune, the way people try to capitalize on disaster and death as entertainment … the way people judge others based on how they look … the “odious joy” of it all.
It was powerful and depressing to see how very little has changed in the world.
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