The Kindness of Strangers
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In Deborah MathisÆ (2000, p. 536) Relying on the Kindness of Strangers, the author makes use of example to help illustrate her primary theme of this essay that ôMost strangers arenÆt jerks; most arenÆt too wrapped up in their own world to acknowledge a fleeting act of kindness; most donÆt mind being friends for a moment; and most arenÆt as strange as the name implies.öIn her essay, Mathis provides examples of different types of individuals she encounters in order to show that sometimes strangers are not so kind. One of these is a woman in a pharmacy where Mathis is shopping. Mathis (2000, p. 535) makes a ôwisecrackö in passing the woman, believing that she will return the kindly gesture in some form. Instead, the women becomes offended at Mathis
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