Link: http://storycorps.org/listen/bernard-holyfield-and-charles-barlow/
1. 5 questions
Did you have any pets when you were young?
What was your dog's name?
Can you describe Lassie? How did he look like?
How was your relationship with Lassie?
What happened to Lassie? Can you describe how that day was like?
Did you have any pets when you were young?
What was your dog's name?
Can you describe Lassie? How did he look like?
How was your relationship with Lassie?
What happened to Lassie? Can you describe how that day was like?
2. 6 Details
-Lassie was kind of like their protector
-Lassie was tied up in chain
-White man was drunk and taunted the dog
-Lassie chased the man out of the yard
-The sheriff shot their dog
-Lassie was tied up in chain
-White man was drunk and taunted the dog
-Lassie chased the man out of the yard
-The sheriff shot their dog
3. Feelings
scared, angry, mad, sad, sympathy
I chose this story because since the beginning it caught my attention and kept me listening to the whole story. It started off by Bernard, the guy telling the story, describing the dog he and his brother Evander had when he was little. He said his name was Lassie and look just like the dog on TV. He also mentions something that is later on important to the story, which was that Lassie was always tied up at the house with a chain. Bernard also says that Lassie was like their protector. Once he is done describing Lassie, he goes into the memory of the day Lassie was shot. He says him and his brother were playing outside when a drunk white man passed by and told them to go over with him but they didn't so he started coming in the yard and then started bothering Lassie. So then Lassie chased him out of the yard, because he was protecting Bernard and his brother. About an hour later, a sheriff came in with the drunk white man and the man told the sheriff that Lassie was the dog that attacked him. So then Bernard and his brother were told to go inside and the sheriff shot their dog.
I thought it was interesting how Bernard describes how the sheriff got out a shotgun from his car and then they heard the shots. He even says how they sounded like he says "pow! pow!" and then he also mentions how loud they sounded, he says his ears were even ringing. Bernard does a great job at describing the sound of the shots, this makes the listeners imagine how it must have sounded and how it must of been to see that what the sheriff shot was their dog. I like how in his story Bernard mentions how him and his brother, who were 5 and 4 years old, would play cops and robbers and for them the sheriff was always the hero but their hero had shot their dog! This really makes the story more powerful because we can imagine how him and his brother must have felt and how they were in shock. I also think it is interesting how at the end Bernard mentions how at age 5 that experience taught him that skin color mattered because they were black and the drunk man was white. This story was a really good story because it was not just a story about a dog being shot, Bernard starts by describing the dog so that we are drawn to like Lassie, so that when he is shot, we also feel that sadness. Bernard also adds to the story by mentioning how the sheriff was like their hero, but he was the one who shot their dog and also how the skin color was important in this story.
scared, angry, mad, sad, sympathy
I chose this story because since the beginning it caught my attention and kept me listening to the whole story. It started off by Bernard, the guy telling the story, describing the dog he and his brother Evander had when he was little. He said his name was Lassie and look just like the dog on TV. He also mentions something that is later on important to the story, which was that Lassie was always tied up at the house with a chain. Bernard also says that Lassie was like their protector. Once he is done describing Lassie, he goes into the memory of the day Lassie was shot. He says him and his brother were playing outside when a drunk white man passed by and told them to go over with him but they didn't so he started coming in the yard and then started bothering Lassie. So then Lassie chased him out of the yard, because he was protecting Bernard and his brother. About an hour later, a sheriff came in with the drunk white man and the man told the sheriff that Lassie was the dog that attacked him. So then Bernard and his brother were told to go inside and the sheriff shot their dog.
I thought it was interesting how Bernard describes how the sheriff got out a shotgun from his car and then they heard the shots. He even says how they sounded like he says "pow! pow!" and then he also mentions how loud they sounded, he says his ears were even ringing. Bernard does a great job at describing the sound of the shots, this makes the listeners imagine how it must have sounded and how it must of been to see that what the sheriff shot was their dog. I like how in his story Bernard mentions how him and his brother, who were 5 and 4 years old, would play cops and robbers and for them the sheriff was always the hero but their hero had shot their dog! This really makes the story more powerful because we can imagine how him and his brother must have felt and how they were in shock. I also think it is interesting how at the end Bernard mentions how at age 5 that experience taught him that skin color mattered because they were black and the drunk man was white. This story was a really good story because it was not just a story about a dog being shot, Bernard starts by describing the dog so that we are drawn to like Lassie, so that when he is shot, we also feel that sadness. Bernard also adds to the story by mentioning how the sheriff was like their hero, but he was the one who shot their dog and also how the skin color was important in this story.
“We'd known death but not like this.”
Link: http://storycorps.org/listen/hector-black/
1. 5 questions
How did you learn about how your daughter died?
What happened that day she was killed?
What were you feeling after you found our your daughter was dead?
What were your feelings toward the person that did this to your daughter?
What did you learn about the guy that killed your daughter? How did you feel after you forgave him?
How did you learn about how your daughter died?
What happened that day she was killed?
What were you feeling after you found our your daughter was dead?
What were your feelings toward the person that did this to your daughter?
What did you learn about the guy that killed your daughter? How did you feel after you forgave him?
2. 6 Details
-He was hiding in the closet
-The daughter was killed by the intruder
-The dad wanted the intruder to feel the pain he was feeling
-The intruder was born in a mental hospital and had a tough life
-The dad forgave the intruder
-The dad's voice while telling the story
-The daughter was killed by the intruder
-The dad wanted the intruder to feel the pain he was feeling
-The intruder was born in a mental hospital and had a tough life
-The dad forgave the intruder
-The dad's voice while telling the story
3. Feelings
sad, confused, compassionate, sympathy
I chose this story because I liked the way the story was told. Hector, the man telling the story, starts off by describing what happened the day his daughter was killed. He mentions details like how the intruder was hiding in the closet, how he tied her hands, and he says the conversation they had. He then describes how he felt after he knew his daughter was dead, and how he wanted the intruder to feel the pain he was feeling because of his daughter's death. He mentions how he had never been in favor of the death penalty but he wanted that man to hurt how he hurt his daughter. He then goes into how he became curious about the intruder to know more about who was this "monster." He then found out that the intruder's name was Ivan Simpson.
Hector found out that Ivan was born in a mental hospital, and when he was 11 years old his mother took him, his sister and his brother to a swimming pool and there said that "God had ordered her to destroy them." Ivan and his brother escaped from their mother but he watched as his mom drowned his little sister. I think this information about Ivan, the intruder, is really important to the story because it makes us feel compassionate for Ivan because we are exposed to what his life was like, what stuff he went through and what had made him into the person he was now, into the guy who killed Hector's daughter. This also helps us better understand why Hector forgives him at the end even though he killed his daughter and why he didn't want Ivan to be killed. I also think it was really powerful what Hector said to Ivan, which was "I don't hate you Ivan Simpson, I just hate with all my soul what you did to my daughter." I think these are really powerful words that just really make you think about what you would tell the person who killed someone you really love. I like how Hector says how there were tears running down Ivan's cheeks and how he kept saying sorry for all the pain he caused. I also liked how Hector ended the story by saying how much better he felt now that he had forgiven Ivan. It was like a weight had been lifted from him.
sad, confused, compassionate, sympathy
I chose this story because I liked the way the story was told. Hector, the man telling the story, starts off by describing what happened the day his daughter was killed. He mentions details like how the intruder was hiding in the closet, how he tied her hands, and he says the conversation they had. He then describes how he felt after he knew his daughter was dead, and how he wanted the intruder to feel the pain he was feeling because of his daughter's death. He mentions how he had never been in favor of the death penalty but he wanted that man to hurt how he hurt his daughter. He then goes into how he became curious about the intruder to know more about who was this "monster." He then found out that the intruder's name was Ivan Simpson.
Hector found out that Ivan was born in a mental hospital, and when he was 11 years old his mother took him, his sister and his brother to a swimming pool and there said that "God had ordered her to destroy them." Ivan and his brother escaped from their mother but he watched as his mom drowned his little sister. I think this information about Ivan, the intruder, is really important to the story because it makes us feel compassionate for Ivan because we are exposed to what his life was like, what stuff he went through and what had made him into the person he was now, into the guy who killed Hector's daughter. This also helps us better understand why Hector forgives him at the end even though he killed his daughter and why he didn't want Ivan to be killed. I also think it was really powerful what Hector said to Ivan, which was "I don't hate you Ivan Simpson, I just hate with all my soul what you did to my daughter." I think these are really powerful words that just really make you think about what you would tell the person who killed someone you really love. I like how Hector says how there were tears running down Ivan's cheeks and how he kept saying sorry for all the pain he caused. I also liked how Hector ended the story by saying how much better he felt now that he had forgiven Ivan. It was like a weight had been lifted from him.
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