"It made me think" American Goth

            American Goth. You may think, “Why would this be anyone’s favorite essay?” Well, because it really made me think in depth about the meaning of the text.

            In the essay “American Goth” by Sarah Vowell it tells how Sarah goes undercover goth at a club to see what it is like. But that is not entirely what the meaning of it is. Some people may just read the essay and think that it was weird or pointless, but I got a whole different meaning from it; looks.

You are probably thinking, “Looks, what does she mean?” I mean that you should never judge a person by their cover! Many people will take one look at someone and classify them as ugly, poor, rich, fat, skinny and weird, but half the time we do that we don't really know what they are actually like, so why say things that are not entirely true? Maybe they are some of those things, but does it really matter what they look like? Maybe someone is weird, but they could be extremely nice. Maybe someone is poor, but they could be very giving. Maybe someone is ugly, but they could be the kindness person you ever met. There is a lot of guessing when you look at someone and classify him or her.

So I guess why I really loved this essay was because it didn’t come out and say “Don’t judge a person by their cover.” It made you think in between the lines and examine every little inch. The ending of this essay really made my decision about it because of what Sarah Vowell did. Here is the ending and think to yourself if it made you feel the way I do!

Ending: I hail a cab. Usually, I am a cab driver’s dream-polite, small, nonthreatening. Perhaps that is why the cab drivers always talk to me. But tonight, I am Becky. I am goth. Not a word from the driver. Bless him, he keeps starring at me and my eye makeup in the rearview mirror, watching his back. She is menacing, he’s thinking. I can tell. His fear pays off. I tip him extravagantly. So extravagantly that I blow my cover. He turns and gives me a look that says, “Thanks, Hon.”