The Kindness of Strangers

 
 
 
 
In Deborah Mathis' (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 "Most strangers aren't jerks; most aren't too wrapped up in their own world to acknowledge a fleeting act of kindness; most don't mind being friends for a moment; and most aren't as strange as the name implies."

In 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 "wisecrack" 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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