Link: http://storycorps.org/listen/mary-johnson-and-oshea-israel/
1. 5 questions
Where did you meet Oshea, the guy who murdered your son?
How was Oshea different than how you remember him from court?
How did your feeling towards him change?
How did it feel like to hug the guy who murdered your son?
How would you describe the relationship you have with Oshea now?
Where did you meet Oshea, the guy who murdered your son?
How was Oshea different than how you remember him from court?
How did your feeling towards him change?
How did it feel like to hug the guy who murdered your son?
How would you describe the relationship you have with Oshea now?
2. 6 Details
-Met at the prison Oshea was in
-Now Oshea was a grown man
-She hugged the man who murdered her son
-She forgave him 12 years after her son was murdered
-They live next door to one another
-She sees Oshea as a son
-Now Oshea was a grown man
-She hugged the man who murdered her son
-She forgave him 12 years after her son was murdered
-They live next door to one another
-She sees Oshea as a son
3. Feelings
confused, surprised, impressed, happy
I chose this story because it was really striking to me. Even the name of the story, "I just hugged the man who murdered my son," is really powerful. Mary Johnson starts off the story by saying that they met at a prison because she wanted to know if Oshea was in the same mindset that she remembers from court. She says that at court she wanted to hurt him but now he was not the same 16 year old. So far in the story, we don't know exactly what she is talking. The listener has many questions like why Mary wanted to hurt Oshea? Why they met at prison? Why were they at court? This questions make the listener want to keep listening to the story in order to find the answers to these questions. Then, it is interesting how Oshea's voice comes in and he says his perspective on what he thought about her son now that she was talking about him. He also mentions that he wanted to hug Mary as his mother, which is something that is important later on in the story. About a minute into the story is when Mary says the quote, "I just hugged the man who murdered my son." So now a lot of the listener's questions are answered and we know why they were at court and why they met at a prison and all that information but even though we have the answers to those questions we still want to keep listening to find out more questions that are brought up by that quote like how did it feel like to hug him? as well as other questions.
I thought it was really good how the story builds up to the quote about Mary hugging Oshea because it makes the quote a lot more powerful than if it would have been the one that started the story. If that quote would have been right within the 10 first seconds of the story, then the story wouldn't have been as interesting and maybe not all the listeners would continue to listen to the story because they would straight out know what the story is about and what happens. After Mary says that quote, I like how she describes how it felt like to hug him and how all that anger she had in her heart for 12 years had disappeared. I think it is really interesting how the idea of Oshea comparing Mary to his own mother is brought back and Mary says that she sees him as a son, that they live next to each other and that she wishes to be there at all of Oshea's important events like his college graduation and his wedding because she knows she won't have the chance to do that with her son because her son is dead. Even the story ends by Mary telling Oshea, "I love you too, son." This story really gets to you because it's hard to believe that that mother forgave the guy that killed her son, and now sees and treats him as her own son, and even loves him.
confused, surprised, impressed, happy
I chose this story because it was really striking to me. Even the name of the story, "I just hugged the man who murdered my son," is really powerful. Mary Johnson starts off the story by saying that they met at a prison because she wanted to know if Oshea was in the same mindset that she remembers from court. She says that at court she wanted to hurt him but now he was not the same 16 year old. So far in the story, we don't know exactly what she is talking. The listener has many questions like why Mary wanted to hurt Oshea? Why they met at prison? Why were they at court? This questions make the listener want to keep listening to the story in order to find the answers to these questions. Then, it is interesting how Oshea's voice comes in and he says his perspective on what he thought about her son now that she was talking about him. He also mentions that he wanted to hug Mary as his mother, which is something that is important later on in the story. About a minute into the story is when Mary says the quote, "I just hugged the man who murdered my son." So now a lot of the listener's questions are answered and we know why they were at court and why they met at a prison and all that information but even though we have the answers to those questions we still want to keep listening to find out more questions that are brought up by that quote like how did it feel like to hug him? as well as other questions.
I thought it was really good how the story builds up to the quote about Mary hugging Oshea because it makes the quote a lot more powerful than if it would have been the one that started the story. If that quote would have been right within the 10 first seconds of the story, then the story wouldn't have been as interesting and maybe not all the listeners would continue to listen to the story because they would straight out know what the story is about and what happens. After Mary says that quote, I like how she describes how it felt like to hug him and how all that anger she had in her heart for 12 years had disappeared. I think it is really interesting how the idea of Oshea comparing Mary to his own mother is brought back and Mary says that she sees him as a son, that they live next to each other and that she wishes to be there at all of Oshea's important events like his college graduation and his wedding because she knows she won't have the chance to do that with her son because her son is dead. Even the story ends by Mary telling Oshea, "I love you too, son." This story really gets to you because it's hard to believe that that mother forgave the guy that killed her son, and now sees and treats him as her own son, and even loves him.
“I broke a hundred and sixty-four bones. ”
Link: http://storycorps.org/listen/barbara-esrig/
1. 5 questions
Have you ever been in a car accident?
How was the car moving on the road?
How would you describe when the car crashed?
What happened to you because of that car accident?
What were your thoughts as you were in that hospital room?
Have you ever been in a car accident?
How was the car moving on the road?
How would you describe when the car crashed?
What happened to you because of that car accident?
What were your thoughts as you were in that hospital room?
2. 6 Details
-huge, white, explosion
-silence
-she broke 164 bones
-"Life isn't worth living if you can't eat cannolis"
-doctor gave her a hug
-she was something other than a car accident
-silence
-she broke 164 bones
-"Life isn't worth living if you can't eat cannolis"
-doctor gave her a hug
-she was something other than a car accident
3. Feelings
scared, worried, afraid, funny, happy, thoughtful
I chose this story because I liked the way Barbara, the lady telling the story, was strong and positive through everything that happened to her. They didn't know is she was going to be able to do anything again and then she made a joke about cannolis. She has a very bright personality. Barbara starts off by describing how the the accident happen and then she describes the car crash. She explains how everything went white and then there was silence. She then goes into saying everything that was wrong with her. She says how now she had 164 broken bones and she says that everything was broken except for her neck, spine, hips and her pelvis. I like how she laughs a little after she says everything she broke because it shows how strong she is and how she doesn't look back at this memory as something sad but rather as an experience from which she learned. I also like how she says that everyone didn't think she was going to make it but she knew she would, this shows how confident she was about overcoming something like this.
After that, Barbara goes into describing the experience she had with the doctor. The doctor came in saying that he didn't know is she was going to be able to talk again, to smell again or to taste again because that's how badly hurt she was. But instead of Barbara being sad or depressed about what the doctor just told her, she spells out, "Life isn't worth living if you can't eat cannolis," and then she laughs and the doctor just looks at her because that's not how he would have expected Barbara to react to what he had just said. Something that is also very powerful is how after that, she tells him to give her a hug and he does and then later on the doctor tells her that that experience reminded him of why he wanted to be a doctor. It is important how at the end she says that it was nice to have people who didn't see her as a car accident or a diagnosis but as a person. This story has a very good plot to keep you listening from beginning to end and then leaves you thinking about it even once you are done listening to it.
I chose this story because I liked the way Barbara, the lady telling the story, was strong and positive through everything that happened to her. They didn't know is she was going to be able to do anything again and then she made a joke about cannolis. She has a very bright personality. Barbara starts off by describing how the the accident happen and then she describes the car crash. She explains how everything went white and then there was silence. She then goes into saying everything that was wrong with her. She says how now she had 164 broken bones and she says that everything was broken except for her neck, spine, hips and her pelvis. I like how she laughs a little after she says everything she broke because it shows how strong she is and how she doesn't look back at this memory as something sad but rather as an experience from which she learned. I also like how she says that everyone didn't think she was going to make it but she knew she would, this shows how confident she was about overcoming something like this.
After that, Barbara goes into describing the experience she had with the doctor. The doctor came in saying that he didn't know is she was going to be able to talk again, to smell again or to taste again because that's how badly hurt she was. But instead of Barbara being sad or depressed about what the doctor just told her, she spells out, "Life isn't worth living if you can't eat cannolis," and then she laughs and the doctor just looks at her because that's not how he would have expected Barbara to react to what he had just said. Something that is also very powerful is how after that, she tells him to give her a hug and he does and then later on the doctor tells her that that experience reminded him of why he wanted to be a doctor. It is important how at the end she says that it was nice to have people who didn't see her as a car accident or a diagnosis but as a person. This story has a very good plot to keep you listening from beginning to end and then leaves you thinking about it even once you are done listening to it.
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