The purpose of the news article "38 Who Saw Murder Didn't Call the Police" by Martin Gansberg is to inform the reader of a murder that occurred in England because of the inaction taken by bystanders. This article also Informs about a now well-known phycological effect called the "Bystander Effect". First, the author uses the diction "39 RESPECTABLE, law-abiding citizens..." To emphasize that this event was not committed by people who were malicious as their actions may indicate. The author chose his words to give a grabbing sense of this can happen anywhere even to the reader. The author then begins to speak about how none of these witnesses that had three chances to call the authorities, did not, and the result was the death of Ms. Genovese. The author uses times to press how long this horror lasted for this young woman such as "...at 3:20A.M....". …show more content…
The author then builds scene through description "… in a Tudor building..." and "noticed a man at the far end of the lot, near a seven-story apartment building" creating a sense of being there. The author then uses quotes from the victim to show just how much was heard by the bystanders nearby. The author also creates a sense of an animalistic attack by the assailant. An example of such description is " the assailant looked up at him, shrugged and walked down Austin street. The author then describes the assailant as the everyday person he was, being a family man and having no former crimes. Then, the first-hand accounts of some of the 38 witnesses are added to show how they did hear and see everything, but still did not call the police. Finally, the author tells the readers that is only took the police two minutes to respond once they were called. The author does succeed in informing the audience of the events that took