The People on the Bus: Reading Response # 3

This story by Adam Goplik I liked the best out of the four readings we had to read. I liked the fact that is exactly how the bus is. He got the bus, the subway and taxi down to a science. I know how the bus can feel like a feeling of comfort, I experienced this especially with the buses in Spain. The Malaga buses going from El Palo to the Centro was my bus. I can definately see how Goplik could feel that when he returned and the change of the subway made him feel that he was dissapointed because when things change and you have a certain love or admiration for them it is always saddening when they are not the same.

I liked the idea of sameness and wanting the same life but then the change is what makes life well life. I liked the way that he compared what type of transportation was to what type of movie and how the bus was not a staple in New York City history. I liked the description of the people who were on each mode of transportation. Each one had their own unique characteristics.

I liked when the he compared the change of the subway to becoming like "Robocop." The form of the story was simple and straight forward which I found easy to read and made sense for this story because of the linear time movement and his progression from Subway to Bus. How his opinion changed fascinates me because that is what happens to all people, opinions are formed and they can change over time.

I like the story a lot. I felt that we all go through times when we feel that we are certain that one thing will always be the same and then become disappointed when change appears, but then we grow use to the change and that change can be even better then what we thought.