Reading Questions For Kinloch

Jodie Crutchley
Reading Response Questions
Writing Skills Workshop
Professor Rasheda Young
09/29/2014


1. The places in Harlem are misunderstood by outsiders. They are not just buildings, theaters, and hotels. They are places full of history and culture of the people who live in Harlem. The designs of the buildings and what happened there all shows the history and culture of the city.

2. On 125th street is the Apollo Theater. A place for arts, which Phillip and Khaleeq both valued. This is one of the reasons they are so fond of it. Olden Avenue is a "famous" street in my town, due to its infamous amount of shops and fast food establishments.

3. Symbols that show identity are the buildings, the layout of Harlem and all of the historical places there can be symbols of identity. They are important in showing identity of the people who live in Harlem.

4. Art is free. They wanted to put what they saw. Harlem's buildings expressed and showing the culture of the people living there.

5. The community shows the history of Harlem, for example: the Theresa Hotel, was the only hotel African Americans could go to at one point in Harlem, and this site was visited by so many famous African American people. Such as Malcolm X. Since my town is mostly houses and fast food there is no real place that shows the history of my area.

6. They see that when Bill Clinton moved in and a New York councilman also moved in, that the property taxes went up forcing people who could not afford it out of the community.

7. The ending of Kinlochs essay is sort of a, call to "arms", or call to "action". Posing possible ways to fix the problems in the community.