Blog Post #1

Social Issue: Crime Blog Post #1

http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/crime-court/man_exposed_himself_on_dlr_before_stalking_woman_1_3990929 

Why I chose this article?

                I have chosen this article because in the book, Acceleration, the main issue in the book that arises is the leather book, which Duncan discovers during his work shift at the Toronto Transit.  The development of Duncan’s discoveries of what the book is about has led to Duncan discovering that this book might belong to a serial killer. In the leather book he finds various journals of arsons and crimes that he thinks were committed by the owner of the book. The owner, who is referred to as Roach in the novel, has now moved on to his next target a woman. Roach lists everywhere the woman goes and records her doings throughout the day. Duncan in return wants to assist this woman, but ends up stalking her to her house. This article talks about a man who stalked a woman in a train station and followed her for a while, which very much relates to the issue that occurred in the novel. Therefore, the article was a representation of the development of the foundings in the leather book and is an example of the social issue of crime. Overall, that’s why it was a satisfying article for the novel.

How it relates to the social issue in my novel?

                This article relates to the social issue of crime because the article expresses the need for criminals (such as the one in the article) to be located and pay for their crimes. “BTP is committed to eradicating all forms of unwanted sexual behavior from the rail network, but we need the public’s help.” This quote from the article defines the need for criminals to be eradicated, just like in the novel Duncan is trying to eradicate the “Roach.”

Quote relating to social issue in my novel

“Criminals should be punished, not fed pastries.” 
― Lemony Snicket, The Blank Book

This quote displays the fact that criminals should be punished, which also means committing crimes is an unacceptable activity to participate in. This quote also approaches the point of when the author says, “… not fed pastries,” which means that by letting these criminals wandering around they are going to do whatever they want, which is why the author says they need to be punished.

Poem relating to the social issue in my novel?

Criminals

Anyone can be a criminal around us,

We just got to identify the right ones.

Wandering through the streets can be that criminal that commits crimes,

You can call that criminal as bitter as a lime.

As sour as he gets make him sweet with the punishment.

This poem describes how criminals need to be punished for their crimes, which in return will reduce crimes in the world. This relates to the social issue of crime because it addresses the value of criminals to be not wondering the streets and committing more crimes, which makes the world an unsafe place.

Picture Relating to Social Issue:

This picture shows the significance of criminals, which commit crimes to be punished. In the picture it displays a man who is being arrested, which sets an example for the society that criminals need to be caught, so that they learn to not commit crimes in the future.