Won't You be my Neighbor?
The article for class today written by Tom Junod was an interesting way to attack a profile. I did not really enjoy it mostly because Mr. Rogers really scared me as a child and still today. My mom would not allow me to watch it. I can however, appreciate the story for what its worth.
Junod wrote the article skillfully almost like he was mimicking Mr. Rogers. He kept repeating "Once Upon a time" like we are listening to a story. This really adds to the power of story telling. The mini-anecdotes could have been a disaster but he's careful to make the anecdotes mesh with the story instead of debunk it.
I remember him talking about the kid with cerebral palsy and then teaching a kid to pray, just like the "God" he is. Like I already mentioned, he does creep me out so this was giving me more ammunition for my beliefs. If you only read the story once, it would be easy to read it as a satire or joke. If you care about Mr. Rogers, then it could, instead, be more nostalgic.
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