Blog #8 assignment one

The two short stories "The Kidnapper Bell" and "City of Commerce" I thought were very good as far as the description goes, as I have been to both cities and found myself shaking my head thinking hey I've seen that or Ive been there. Everyone that has been to Los Angeles knows the LA River can be seen from the FWY and some streets. The LA River is known for floating trash and graffiti, even the freeways have graffiti all over. The way the story described the small tunnels with graffiti is right on point, "the dim light of the river bend,he has trouble seeing the graffiti on the drain covers" It was very easy to imagine where the story took place. In "City of Commerce" the story mentions how it is not known for its scenery or club nightlife, which is very true even though it is down the street from LA it is very different. The story mentions Commerce being known for its industrial buildings and outlet malls though both cities are close to each other one is crazier and full of nightlife and the other crazy as well but in a different kind of way as mentioned in pg.231"this town to me, isn't most notable for its candlelit, leather-bound nightclubs or fancy valley gallerias". It has to be crazy for a local to get knocked over the head in a casino and held hostage over a game of poker. The city of Commerce has not much to do , so what could be better than gambling all day long to pass time. As I read the stories I did get a good visualization as to where the story was taking place .