A Man In The Woods

Andrew White, Man in the Woods (3.5.2010), narrative, explains that by sharing, respecting, and being friendly to  all who enter Bankhead's woods, those men break loose from any false impression they may give at first glance by their humble actions. He does this by telling a story of how he and his sister would take food and water to the men that lived in small shacks in the woods of Bankhead. They describe the setting as cold, dirty and barely livable, contrary to the men who live in that environment who are friendly, appreciative and don’t complain about any situation. Andrew White does this in order to inform the reader that you cannot judge a person’s character based on their living conditions, and know that everyone deserves respect. I believe White’s intended audience was anyone who inaccurately passed judgement on another individual. 

“His smile and generosity survives even in the coldest winter. His heart stays warm when his body shivers...” -p.39

Reading this story touched me because I knew that there are really people out their who despite their condition, manage to smile and not turn a bitter back to the rest of the world but instead smile just because they got the please to be apart of it.