Blog Assignment #3 The Destruction of Gotham 10/3

Hello, my name is Taylor Alford. This week in my "Violence in American Art and Culture" class we've discussed The Destruction of Gotham, a novel by Joaquin Miller. Some points were made out in class about the word "manly ans "masculinity". The Stone of Wall Street was considered as "manly since one can consider him as "money-hungry" and self-interested. The word "self-interest has been used often this week due to violence breaking out because of one's own needs or wants. Anyway, Stone has also exhibited masculinity. Most would say that to be masculine means to contest and strip other people from what makes them a man. Supposedly, that is what makes you stronger. In the story on page 28 the first few paragraphs describe an orphan girl who was once loved by her now deceased mother and was her mother's whole world. After her mother's death, the orphan now seemed less important in the world. People should realize that everyone at some point in their lives has someone who cared about them and therefore are not any less important than others. Which brings me to what I found odd on page 38. When Hattie and Matherson are passing by, Matherson notices the old woman, the cabman, the police officer and the reporter. However he doesn't seem to notice the poor orphan girl who was also present. my question is: does the girl's poor appearance make her seem unnoticeable or just not important acknowledge?