Close Reading: City Limits

City Limits
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City Limits
1st read:
What happened in this story?
“City Limits” shows the transformation New York has undergone. The author starts by admitting he was born in New York. In that light, he had witnessed various changes in New York. However, Colson Whitehead makes it clear that New York has unique descriptions depending on the individuals’ perceptions.
Who: New York Dwellers. Why? New York’s transformations.
What: Perceptions of New York to those who have witnessed its transformation.
When: Decades ago. How? New buildings have emerged.
Where: New York City.
Difficult words/phrases:
1. Mom-and-pop operation.
2. Jerry-built metropolis.
3. Matinee.
2nd read:
Summarize the story in your own words.
The story reveals how New York has transformed over the past decades. Indeed, it appears that those individuals who migrated to the city a long time ago can give different versions of how the town used to be. However, everyone’s description depends on the things that an individual values the most. For example, the author’s description of New York depicts that there were a few skyscrapers when he first set his eyes on the city.
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