Total Urbanization By Douglas Bell

The story is about two boys who live in the city, surrounded by skyscrapers, taxis, and people. The narrator of the story recalls his past, and relates it with the future. He recalls a past filled with promise and the idea of destiny, but when he compares the past and the present, he realizes that the change has only benefited the city, and how his life has stayed the same. Throughout the boy's life, he lived with limitations, such as money and food, he never had the chance to expirence the life that the immigrants and upper class american people had. He then realized that he had not made the most of his life, and died, knowing he had an unsatisfied life. The story shows how urbanization is good, it allows people to question themselves, and shows people the improvements of action. The story shows both the positive and the negative side of urbanization. The positive being the satisfaction of change and experimentation, and the negative side, showing how the lack of change leads only to curiosity and regret. I personally believe that urbanization is a good thing for society, knowing that there will always be regret, not knowing the possible outcomes of action.



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