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First, she is describing a March morning in NYC six months after 9/11. There is still grief, confusion, anger, and also more.

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First, she is describing a March morning in NYC six months after 9/11. There is still grief, confusion, anger, and also more.

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The message of "rebirth" is prominent in the piece, but a "rebirth " in the opposite way as usually presented. 

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The message of "rebirth" is prominent in the piece, but a "rebirth " in the opposite way as usually presented. 

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This rebirth is one from absence to absence, with the Twin Towers' presence being the link between the two events and not an event itself -- the absence is what the place returned to.

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A way to show the disbelief everyone felt following 9/11, as well as how people stood united (flag symbolism) in response 

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A way to show the disbelief everyone felt following 9/11, as well as how people stood united (flag symbolism) in response 

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She's trying to tell us that the way to recover and move forward as a nation is by remebering and paying respects to those who were lost

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"...'nothing' becomes something much more potent, which is absence" highlighting the different connotations of "nothing" and "absence" in the context of 9/11 and the twin towers

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"...'nothing' becomes something much more potent, which is absence" highlighting the different connotations of "nothing" and "absence" in the context of 9/11 and the twin towers

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The writer is Suzanne Berne and she explains and introduces herself as a stranger to the people mourning to the attacks. Sort of like an outsider of the group of people that lost someone. 

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The writer is Suzanne Berne and she explains and introduces herself as a stranger to the people mourning to the attacks. Sort of like an outsider of the group of people that lost someone. 

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The purpose of this story is to show the great impact of this event. She repeatedly talks about the "absence" of the buildings. This is showing the audience the large effects of this event.

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"Even longer to com up with something to say about it" The author pointing out how long and difficult this piece was for  (Irony?)

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"Even longer to com up with something to say about it" The author pointing out how long and difficult this piece was for  (Irony?)

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This piece is a way to show how the human connection and coming together filled the filling of emptiness caused by the 9/11 attacks.

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The author gives a solid feeling of the emotion and feel of the space around them, describing the cold winds, harsh rains, and people pushing through it all to pay their respects.

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The writer says at the beginning she had never been to the World Trade Center, but at its collapse she felt compelled to pay her respects. While she feels like an outsider to the area, as an American she is connected to all of the other people observing the scene too

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The writer says at the beginning she had never been to the World Trade Center, but at its collapse she felt compelled to pay her respects. While she feels like an outsider to the area, as an American she is connected to all of the other people observing the scene too

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To talk about the view of absence and how talking and remembering can fill the void

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To talk about the view of absence and how talking and remembering can fill the void

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The purpose of the piece is showing the magnitude of the event as well as the people it directly affected. She emphasizes the fact that even after the tragedy is over, people are still reminded of it on the daily by the change of the skyline in the city.

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The purpose of the piece is showing the magnitude of the event as well as the people it directly affected. She emphasizes the fact that even after the tragedy is over, people are still reminded of it on the daily by the change of the skyline in the city.

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The problem with what she's conveying in her story is that, there are people from all over the country and world that has seen this terrorist attack from the beginning to end. 

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The problem with what she's conveying in her story is that, there are people from all over the country and world that has seen this terrorist attack from the beginning to end. 

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This piece reflects the many emotions that are felt by people visiting ground zero after 9/11. There is mourning, anger, disbelief, and also a little bit of dissatisfaction. It also displays the many types of people that came to ground zero, old and young, Americans and foreigners. All of those people gather in the same space and feel intense emotions together.

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This piece reflects the many emotions that are felt by people visiting ground zero after 9/11. There is mourning, anger, disbelief, and also a little bit of dissatisfaction. It also displays the many types of people that came to ground zero, old and young, Americans and foreigners. All of those people gather in the same space and feel intense emotions together.

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The message of this piece is that, even after the most horrific of events like 9/11 that shake the world, we as humans coming together, remembering, and supporting each other will fill the emptiness caused in one's heart through strength, love, and perserverance.

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The purpose is to inform readers of the sadness, discomfort, and absence people felt after the attacks.

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The purpose is to inform readers of the sadness, discomfort, and absence people felt after the attacks.

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"an absence before there was an absence" 

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"an absence before there was an absence" 

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She is talking about how the man who is looking at the site is remembering before the buildings were built, and now he is there after they had fallen.

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The author uses multiple contrasts between ideas to convey her theme -- the most prominent is that of absence and the towers, but also examples such as the cold morning and the dozens of people choosing to visit the site.

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Uses the repetition of "like me" when describing the reactions one may have had to 9/11 to unite those who experienced the event firsthand, connecting to the audience.

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Uses the repetition of "like me" when describing the reactions one may have had to 9/11 to unite those who experienced the event firsthand, connecting to the audience.

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Suzanne Berne documents a  windy, somewhat rainy, miserable day where still a huge, diverse crown braves the elements to gaze upon nothing.

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Suzanne Berne documents a  windy, somewhat rainy, miserable day where still a huge, diverse crown braves the elements to gaze upon nothing.

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When she talks about firefighers, it's in a way that makes them seem solemn and mysterious

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When she talks about firefighers, it's in a way that makes them seem solemn and mysterious

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Suzanne Bern writes from the perspective of an outsider, like many reading her piece, someone that was not in New York during the attacks, which helps many readers to understand the importance of remembering 9/11, even as an outsider.

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People attempting to explain their feelings about the attacks

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People attempting to explain their feelings about the attacks

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The author is attempting to give a voice to the people who cannot adequately express their feelings on the event. "'It's unbelievable.' They would turn to each other, dissatisfied. They wanted to say something more expressive, more meaningful."

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She discusses the idea of absence, how what should be there (the towers) is all of the sudden gone, and what is filling up that absence is all of the people who are onlooking in support of the rescue efforts and to show their love for our country 

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She discusses the idea of absence, how what should be there (the towers) is all of the sudden gone, and what is filling up that absence is all of the people who are onlooking in support of the rescue efforts and to show their love for our country 

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Berne has a very somber and almost dissociative  tone, looking down on the people around her who are also dealing with the attack

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Berne has a very somber and almost dissociative  tone, looking down on the people around her who are also dealing with the attack

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The text was published not even a year after. She starts with giving us clear and detailed descriptions of New York City and the specific colours, adjectives, emotions and actions occurring after the huge disaster that occurred. 

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The text was published not even a year after. She starts with giving us clear and detailed descriptions of New York City and the specific colours, adjectives, emotions and actions occurring after the huge disaster that occurred. 

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In the beginning, the tone is despondent: "on a cold, damp March morning...despite the raw wind and spits of rain." The word choice is intertwined with the tone, as the author uses words with a negative connotation. However, towards the middle to end of the story, the tone shifts, and we can sense this shift not only with the  repeated use of the word "sudden," but also the way that the imagery is described as being full of hope. 

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In the beginning, the tone is despondent: "on a cold, damp March morning...despite the raw wind and spits of rain." The word choice is intertwined with the tone, as the author uses words with a negative connotation. However, towards the middle to end of the story, the tone shifts, and we can sense this shift not only with the  repeated use of the word "sudden," but also the way that the imagery is described as being full of hope. 

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Suzanne Berne has no connection to the World Trade Center, but, like thousands of others, felt a very compelling force leading her there. Throughout the piece she seems to be struggling with her own emotions as well as trying to understand the emotions of others.

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Suzanne Berne has no connection to the World Trade Center, but, like thousands of others, felt a very compelling force leading her there. Throughout the piece she seems to be struggling with her own emotions as well as trying to understand the emotions of others.

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In the beginning the tone is pretty somber as she talks about going to pay respects to the places that used to be the World Trade Center. It gets more serious as she talks about how nothing becomes something more potent as it is the idea of absence.

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Berne writes in a style that makes the reader feel that she is dissociated from the events that are going on around her. She writes about how time just seems to go by quickly sometimes without her noticing. She is showing the audience what it was like to be there when 9/11 had so recently happened.

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purpose in this story refers to the events of 9/11 and the effects on the onlookers from the narrator's point of view. The comparison between nothing and absence is made to point out the emotions of society coming together during a traumatic event, with the emptiness of the twin towers in the sky turns to the visibility of the destruction of property, human lives, and community.

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"Ground zero is a great bowl of light."
"Like a vast plaza amid the dense tangle of streets."
"As if you have stepped from a dark theatre into a bright afternoon."

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Berne acknowledges what happened but she never plainly says what 9/11 was as if she were scared/ avoidant ie. she never looks that the event itself only the grief and pain experienced after 

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Berne acknowledges what happened but she never plainly says what 9/11 was as if she were scared/ avoidant ie. she never looks that the event itself only the grief and pain experienced after 

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The people of the United States who are trying to navigate this trauma and confusion.

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The people of the United States who are trying to navigate this trauma and confusion.

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Suzanne presents the main idea of how the whole world was impacted by these terrorist attacks in the U.S. She describes what the post-attack scene looks like and how different people have different emotions in the sense of mourning for loss and, like Suzanne, people mourning for the people who lost someone. 

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Suzanne presents the main idea of how the whole world was impacted by these terrorist attacks in the U.S. She describes what the post-attack scene looks like and how different people have different emotions in the sense of mourning for loss and, like Suzanne, people mourning for the people who lost someone. 

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The purpose is to emphasize the collective absence that was seen and felt. Without context it is as if " there was nothing to see." However since the event had effects on everyone there was a sense of unity and sorrow of loss.

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Suzanne Berne is creating an accurate display of the emotion that comes from seeing ground zero. The people who read her piece at the time it was published in April 12, 2002, were likely still struggling with how to feel. There are so many different emotions, and Berne attempts to give them validation and use them to create a bigger picture, that no matter what the emotion is, it is helping to fill the absence.

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Suzanne Berne is creating an accurate display of the emotion that comes from seeing ground zero. The people who read her piece at the time it was published in April 12, 2002, were likely still struggling with how to feel. There are so many different emotions, and Berne attempts to give them validation and use them to create a bigger picture, that no matter what the emotion is, it is helping to fill the absence.

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The message that even with the absence of something, its memories will never fully go away, and we will always honor and remember those who were victims on 9/11.  

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The message that even with the absence of something, its memories will never fully go away, and we will always honor and remember those who were victims on 9/11.  

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The tone that she uses to write this story is very somber but I feel like it is also sort of numb. She talks about how time seems to go by quickly and sometimes she does not notice how long she is in a certain place. However, she introduces a sad tone with the actions of herself and the people around her

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This could have been worded differently, but the author thought it would help the reader picture the landscape better with this unique language.

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The juxtaposition between "the collapsing buildings... terrible images" and "cheerfully painted kiosk"

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The juxtaposition between "the collapsing buildings... terrible images" and "cheerfully painted kiosk"

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The author's name is suzanne berne, and she has no more tie to the attacks on 9/11 than many readers. She just felt compelled to write it based on what she saw on tv and what she heard from people who were actually there. She makes it clear that she wasn't there in her writing style, which makes the reader feel like a 3rd person bystander, who may not have had anything to do with the attacks.

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The author's name is suzanne berne, and she has no more tie to the attacks on 9/11 than many readers. She just felt compelled to write it based on what she saw on tv and what she heard from people who were actually there. She makes it clear that she wasn't there in her writing style, which makes the reader feel like a 3rd person bystander, who may not have had anything to do with the attacks.

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Many oxymorons are used, especially on the sixth paragraph. For example: "This is the moment when absence begins to assume a material form, when what is not there becomes visible". These oxymorons toy with the idea that even absence, specifically of the twin towers in this text, is important and influential.

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the audience of this piece is anyone there to listen; 9/11 victim families, students, citizens of America. The onlookers purpose in this piece is to give the audience a first hand view of what it's like to see this event without truly being in the moment, as the narrator describes them as strangers.

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Suzanne Berne is trying to make us register the horrible attacks that for example, people finding remains of persons who passed away at the towers 6 months after because of the terrible attacks. 

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Suzanne Berne is trying to make us register the horrible attacks that for example, people finding remains of persons who passed away at the towers 6 months after because of the terrible attacks. 

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Berne uses a lot of similes and metaphors in her text as a way to describe imagery as she says "like a vast plaza amid the dense tangle of streets". She also uses a lot of descriptive works such as "shrouded" and "plastic-sheathed" and "watery glow"

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The audience for this story is partly for herself, I think, to process what she saw and how she felt after going to see the site so soon after the 9/11 attacks had happened. It is also partly to help others process their feelings about this event. Finally, it is a way to show those of us who weren't there what it was like to experience this. There is a very wide audience from this piece.

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This article was published in 2002, meaning that she had to take time and really see what was gone before she was able to speak out to the world about the grief she was feeling.

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The message throughout this article was that even though there is a tragedy and the absence and fear that follows, those memories that will never go away. We can continue to pay tribute to those who lost their lives and continue to stay strong together for the strength of our country.

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She doesn't have a specific "target audience" except everyone in this world trying to learn or hear a different story about what happened on the 11th of September, 2001.

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She doesn't have a specific "target audience" except everyone in this world trying to learn or hear a different story about what happened on the 11th of September, 2001.

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Suzanne Berne acts as a stand in for many in the audience, having no real tie to the world trade center or the events surrounding it, only visiting due to what is known about it and to pay respects.

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Suzanne Berne acts as a stand in for many in the audience, having no real tie to the world trade center or the events surrounding it, only visiting due to what is known about it and to pay respects.

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In the last paragraph that Berne writes, she uses language and word choice to compare the crowd and the day itself to water. She writes "the day flowed back into itself." She describes the "tide of people washing around the site." The use of the terms "flowed", "tide", and "washing" create a connection to water. Water is a symbol of reflection, calm, and refreshment. She also says the crown is "filling" the absence back up, comparing them to water again. I wonder if she predicted that the 9/11 memorial was going to involve water.

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The message that Berne works into her writing is about remembering in the absence of something. She continuously talks about the absence of the towers or the absence of something else that should normally be there. She is also showing us how we can process tough information by coming together with other people.

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dealing with what happens after 9/11. All of the community comes to untie with one another which can demonstrate hope for the future. This story indicates many emotions of this attack with the togetherness of the feeling of emptiness caused by the terrible attacks.

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Berne also uses repetition for effect in one of her short paragraphs using the word "suddenly" 5 times in a row.

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The tone throughout the whole text stays the same, Berne uses a calm and deep tone at the same time to express the sadness and grief that she encountered. 

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The tone throughout the whole text stays the same, Berne uses a calm and deep tone at the same time to express the sadness and grief that she encountered. 

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The message is that even though it is hard to understand and look at the destruction the attacks caused, it is important to recognize what occurred on that day. We also need to stick together and help each other through difficult times.

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The message is that even though it is hard to understand and look at the destruction the attacks caused, it is important to recognize what occurred on that day. We also need to stick together and help each other through difficult times.

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the authors use of language and syntax comes in the forms of detailed imagery and many terms and characters for effect. Her use of word choice to describe the onlookers allows the reader to connect and see the variety of the people at the event, as well as her use of imagery together putting the audience at the face of the scene and fully immersed within the story.

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I think that the author is trying to convey the significance of 9/11 through a unique perspective. This is because she talks about the events going on after 9/11, which stands out because most of the time the experiences of the public get overshadowed by the bigger things happening.

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On the heels of 9/11, everyone was conused and sad about whta had happened that day. Patriotism was at an all time high and people were doing their bests to make sure nothing like this ever happened again. 

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On the heels of 9/11, everyone was conused and sad about whta had happened that day. Patriotism was at an all time high and people were doing their bests to make sure nothing like this ever happened again. 

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The language used is pretty straight forward in the sense of writing with a continuous but elegant language explaining the horrors experienced after the terrorist attacks. 

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The language used is pretty straight forward in the sense of writing with a continuous but elegant language explaining the horrors experienced after the terrorist attacks. 

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She is writing about the great absence of the towers. She shows us how it feels to see these buildings that represent so much every day, only to have them not be there another day. She is showing us the effect of this absence.

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The author uses the symbol of "light" to emphasize one of the story's themes that hope is essential even in the most difficult of times. For instance, she describes the light during the paragraph after she mentions hope, in order to reintroduce this idea: "what becomes most striking about this scene is the light itself... light reflecting off the Hudson River vaults into the site, soaking everything--especially on an overcast morning." The use of an "overcast morning" also helps to show the negative events that occurred, but that there is still light (hope).  

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The author uses the symbol of "light" to emphasize one of the story's themes that hope is essential even in the most difficult of times. For instance, she describes the light during the paragraph after she mentions hope, in order to reintroduce this idea: "what becomes most striking about this scene is the light itself... light reflecting off the Hudson River vaults into the site, soaking everything--especially on an overcast morning." The use of an "overcast morning" also helps to show the negative events that occurred, but that there is still light (hope).  

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A main theme, which is a part of the message in this text, is that the absence of something can be powerful by invoking traumatic, influential, and emotion-filled memories. This is conveyed by the absence of the world trade center after it was destroyed in 9/11 and the painful memories from the day of the attack of chaos and destruction that it evoked in the author of the text.

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The author describes the police officers as bored, resigned, or incredulous. Next to the firemen who are described as honor guards. She sees the firemen as people who have to face the events of 9/11 whereas the policemen are like the crowd just observing the nothing and not wanting to look inside.

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She gives many details about a dreary, mourning, city that is known to be vibrant. She is setting the story in all different places of NYC; however, it really centers around the 9/11 memorial. She shows us the contrast of some things that have not changed to the somber feeling of the city.

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The tone of this piece starts off somberly, with her describing the cold, gloomy day and the feelings of sadness all around. However, at the end of the piece, the author seems hopeful, hopeful that through the power or perserverance and the acts of coming together, we can overcome.