Creating Portraits with Words

Capitalist Pig
Brandon Stanton

Brandon Stanton, our research or story writer met a old man sitting on the bench of Union Square in New York City. Brandon saw how this old man mismatched his cloth so he went up to the old man and ask for permission to take a photo of him. The old man rejected Brandon, but he asked Brandon if he mind to sit down and have a conversation. That's when the old man's storytelling begins. In Brandon Stanton's website of the Humans of New York, he focused the subject mainly on how the old man talked to him about the worse of Capitalism. How American people are full with the love of money and fame. Brandon point out the hate of Capitalism by the old man, and the way how the old man with a anger tone explain his reasoning.

Brandon Stanton point out some direct quote from the old man saying. "YouAmericans are sick. I listen to you and I realize how much I hate this damn country with your damn love of money and love of capitalism. You people make me so mad. And he was mad. He was riled up real good. (Didn’t he say he was in banking?) It would appear that I was falling victim to a guerilla hippie attack."  I think this usage of the direct quote is effective, because Brandon wants to show the reader how exactly mad the old man was, from word to word, we can feel the hatred of the old man. I do like this story, the story is pretty interesting and surprising. This is my first time hearing story of people's hate for capitalism. I find it interesting to read. Brandon Stanton did a great job of writing out this story and sharing it with the public.