Kickflipping New York Analysis

In “Kickflipping New York” , Akiko Busch illustrates the knowledge of New York in her own perspective thinking that New York’s architecture is extravagant and well known for it, however the mother is much more exposed to how New York is by her sons enjoyment and admiration to the city for a different reason, learning that New York can be loved in different ways and reasons. Leading to another story “Here is New York”, E.B White’s view on the story displays how the city is full of gifts of opportunity such as privacy and loneliness but with these many gifts, there is no true definition to describe the city. I agree with E.B White’s view of New York, there can be a different definition depending on who you are and what you desire in this city that never sleeps, there can never be a settled meaning. In “Kickflipping New York”, Akiko Busch starts off with how New York as a “carnival teeming with illicit possibilities” when she arrived to

E.B mentions how while being in the city, he either misses or has no interest in events such as seeing the greatest air show or when the North Atlantic arrived. Instead, he is sitting in the air shaft being content. Not only does White mention himself but also how there are “three New Yorks” or three different people that are here in New York that have different desires. Another point White mentions is that New York is its own city and no city is like it like Paris or London. E.B White brought up a metaphor that New York can stand tall and go through many conflicts like the Empire State Building since it’s one of the highest points in the sky but went through being struck by lightning or being hit with an airplane. Although E.B White’s view of New York is a unclear, possibly because that could the point that he is trying to make without being straightforward about