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No one has forgotten the events of 1992 LA, I see the ending of the events of 1992 as sort of a stale mate between change and racism with each side manipulating society to bend to its agenda. The wound is still fresh, even in 2022 LA has not healed, though it has evolved. The evolution of LA does not make up for the events of 1992, though it inches us closer to a world of equality and "righteousness".

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People got closure with the arrest of the people involved in the beating of both Rodney King and Reginald Denny, which brought significant violent protest to an end. However, both businesses and people still face the consequences of these events. In Mrs. Young-Soon Han's words,  people felt "as though [they were] victim[s], and as the year ends in 92' and [they] were all still in turmoil and having all the financial problems and mental problems."  (245)

-Jake

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The Anonymous Man #2 perspective resonated with me the most because of the focus on the way the citizens of Los Angeles were able to communicate with one and another through such difficult times. Anonymous Man #2 reveals, "All anyone was talking about, you could hear little bits of information-- did ya hear? did ya hear? It's like we were transmitting thoughts to each other, all across the restaurant." This shows somewhat of harmony between the citizens. Even though the city is going through a series of violent and traumatizing events, somehow and sometimes people are able to come together, communicate and support each other through tough times.

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The perspective that resonated with me the most was Angela King's perspective. She expressed how angry she was about the Rodney King beating and that it has happened before. And she talks about how it reached the media and affected them even more.

-Gavin

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Los Angeles has and is still healing it's community and politics through experiencing these riots, arguments, and uprisings. This was crucial for the development of LA and how liberal it has become throughout the years. Of course, we all still have our morals to work on but we have made immense progress since Twilight took place.

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I related to the perspective of the Park Family. Because they talk about the hardships of coming to America for a new opportunity and the dangers of the events of 1992. Being an Asian American I was raised with a sense of being a perpetual foreigner even though I was born in America. Mrs. June Park said "he also donated a lot of money to the Compton area. And he knows the City Council. the police men, they knows him. Then why, why he has to get shot"(147). this quote shows that even with everything he has done to benefit others in his community he could not escape a that was determined by his ethnicity as opposed to his character.
-Dylan Joe

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The idea of twilight was to get more people to understand and see through the eyes of someone who was targeted by the hatred of the color of their skin. Deavere Smith titled this play 'Twilight' because the literal definition is,"the soft glowing light from the sky when the sun is below the horizon, caused by the refraction and scattering of the sun's rays from the atmosphere." My philosophical interpretation of this, it is still dark and cold but the sun is coming, it just takes time. I'm relating the sun to justice and the dark and cold to hatred and hiding.

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Although the horrible events of 1992 HAVE NOT been forgotten, the city of Los Angeles has come together to spread more awareness about racism in the present time. For example, peaceful protests, social media, and more have been a great way to spread awareness. Violence can't undo itself and I'm sure the citizens who lived through 1992 learned this rightfully. So due to that more people came together and as they did, morals were taught, and L. A was able to heal peacefully. As I'm sure people haven't forgotten about the events of 1992 they have been rightfully thought about thoroughly helping the city to come together.

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Los Angeles was healed a bit after all of this was over but not much had healed, it was still chaos. All the riots and looting of stores had made it hard for people to bounce back from there businesses or just feel safe. And one of those causes can do something like this, "I was at one of these swap meets and a bubble gum machine man pulled a gun out.
Nor what a bubble gum machine man doin' with a pistal?"(Smith PG.101)

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The idea of twilight represents the confusion and anger of a society that has been oppressed for too long. Deavere Smith titles this play Twilight because in the midst of the violent clash of colors there is a grey area that requires us as individuals reading the book to drawing our own conclusions.
- Dylan Joe

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The idea of Twighlight represents the mistakes that Los Angeles has had during that 1992. In the book Deavere Smith gives many perspectives of what people experienced during those times. The title Twighlight alsonplays a big role, twightlight can in some cases mean a gradual decline, and the title could be saying that Los Angeles was getting worse and worse by the day.

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Even though 1992 had terrible events, I think it awared everyone about the racism. Peaceful protest and sit ins are great ways to show good things. But there will always be tension. "I realized I had a enemy and that enemy was those white teachers." (pg. 2)

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The idea of twilight and what it means is explored in the final section of the book, Justice. Twilight Bey, who was likely the inspiration for the title, describes his name as referring to a limbo, like the one he felt strongly during and after the events of 1992. Gladis Sibrian also described the events as a limbo. Homi Bhabha went more in depth in this comparing the world’s fuzziness caused by the lack of light during twilight to the uncertainty and requirement that people had to draw conclusions based on very little detail during the events of 1992.

-Jake

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The idea of twilight shows different perspectives in the 1992 riots. Deavere Smith titles this play Twilight because in the riots there is a normal area that requires us reading the book to drawing our own conclusions. -Isaiah Johnson

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Reginald Denny's perspective resonated with me the most because it focused on how the people of L.A. treated people. Reginald Denny says " I got clubbed with, it was a bottle of oxygen cause the guy had medical supplies, I mean does anyone know what riots look like? I mean they sure do now. I didn't have a clue of what one looked like." (Pg. 104)

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The idea of Twilight is its ability to showcase multiple different perspectives of the citizens of L. A who lived through the events of 1992 and who were conscious. I also think the novel was titled Twilight because of its definition. It shows a similarity because Twilight is when the sun is below the horizon and this book shows how things do get very tough but the city is able to persevere. There are many ups and down's but in the end, things turn out ok.

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It's hard to completely heal after something so impactful like the 1992 events occur. L.A. certainly has been able to do some healing though. People are now much more aware of racism and are getting educated on these problems. If no one knew the impact of racism and why racism is bad, then it would be much more pervasive in Los Angeles. That is why the education and awareness of racism is an important part of the healing of L.A.

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Stanley K. Sheinbaum's perspective resonated with me the most because it really highlighted the "Us vs. Them" outlook that everyone in LA was expressing. For example, after law enforcement was unwilling to understand the perspectives of gang members, Sheinbaum stormed into the police station. After his conversation with officers, the only thing they had to say was, "So which side are you on?" This highlights how police officers see gang members as their enemy and are not interested in reasoning with them. This further proves how many people in LA are one-sided, causing the division amongst people living in LA.

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Angela King
For me there were many different perspectives that made a difference in my brain, but the one that resonated the most was Angela King's. Everyone in the book went through sad stories and life changing moments, but with her we got all that and more. Rodney King's beating was the reason everything happened in 1992, and we got to learn more about him and his family from her.

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The events in 1992 will not be forgotten. This impacted so many people's lives and their views. More people are now educated about the racism surrounding them and are passionate to make a difference. You can't take back the events that occurred in 1992 and the uprising and violence they caused, but you can fight to make a change by using your voice, which is what many people are doing.

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I would say that the perspective that resonated with me most was Reginald Dennys. he was a man who didn't pay much attention to the news, and suddenly he was thrown into the middle of the riots. he says on page 104 "I didn't know the verdict had come down. I didn't pay any attention to that, because that was somebody else's problem". and even though he had so little knowledge on the subject, he still witnessed the riots firsthand.

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The idea of Twilight is to spread awareness and go more into depth about the events of 1992. The book gathers multiple opinions and perspectives. A definition of twilight is the soft glowing light from the sky, caused by the scattering of the sun's rays from the atmosphere. To me, this means that in the midst of all the chaos and tragedy, there is a bright side.

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In the Oxford Language dictionary, the second definition for the word twilight is, "A period or state of obscurity, ambiguity, or gradual decline".  Communities were divided, and racial tensions were high. I think that this definition perfectly exemplifies and represents the reason she titled the book that.

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I feel like they it was able to heal to the extent that the violence stopped, however the businesses continued to suffer from the looting and riots after the situation had calmed down. many years later, much more people are educated on the issues of racism in LA.

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twilight is defined as a period or state of obscurity, ambiguity, or gradual decline. I think this fits the situation in LA in 1992, and the confusion that the riots brought to LA, as well as the tension caused by the division of communities.

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Jason Sanford's monologue was a perspective that immediately stood out to me. He is described as a white, wealthy actor who played competitive tennis. The reader could not be blamed for assuming how much privilege he has. However, he ends his monologue by stating "I'm sure I'm seen much differently by the police than a black man" (23.) I really respected him being able to acknowledge the privilege he had simply by his skin color and how that privilege impacted his everyday life.

-Jake

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1992 will be forever remembered in society, it had a huge impact on everyone. However, over time it started to fade away. Even though it was so long ago, we as a community have not healed completely. For example, the 2020 riots happened fairly recently.

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Twilight explores important topics in our society, anger, racism and confusion highlighting the book. Throughout the book we are introduced to many different people who share how the Rodney King beating affected them individually. Twilight means "a period or state of obscurity, ambiguity or decline." In 1992, as a community LA was obscure, it was chaos and people were scared.

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One perspective from Twilight that really resonated with me was Reginald Denny's. I thought it was fascinating how he hadn't been keeping up with the news whatsoever. He had no idea what the verdict even was because it had nothing to do with him. All of a sudden, Reginald was attacked. This was completely out of nowhere and everyone was shocked by this. While in the hospital, Reginald had the opportunity to reflect on this situation and overall what was going on in the world. A quote that stood out to me states, "I just want people to wake up. It's not a color, it's a person." I think this quote is describing how Reginald just wants the world and all the communities to be at peace. He just wants people to wake up and truly see each other no matter what the color of their skin is.

-Emma

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Overall, I think it was very difficult for Los Angeles to heal after the unrest. 1992 will definitely be remembered forever because it was such a big and negative year for LA. It was to the point where everyone knew about the attacks and the violence. But, like all things, over time the memory of it starts to fade away. But 1992 will for sure be a year that is remembered forever.

-Emma

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The definition of Twilight is, "a period or state of obscurity, ambiguity, or gradual decline." In simpler terms, it means "a period of downturn in which lots of negative things take place." I think Deavere Smith uses "Twilight" as the title because the year of 1992 was full of anger, racism and violence. It was a year in society in which Los Angeles was truly falling apart.

-Emma

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i think Reginald Denny's story resonated with me the most because i think it really shows how awful people can be towards each other and how selfless and kind people can be to others as well. I think this because in Reginald Denny's story he was pulled from his truck and beaten by a few men. hit in the face with a bottle of oxygen. But on the other hand it gives a perfect example of kindness when four other guys come and help him by driving him to the hospital

-Sophia

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I think it could take a while for LA to heal after the unrest because I think reasons for the unrests to even happen are because of issues in the community that have existed for a bit of time. Like racism, police brutality, or just pure violence within a community. and because these have been issue for a while, i think the change and the growth needed to create a better community after the unrest, will take time

-Sophia

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I think the idea of twilight represents a half-lit obscurity. and i think Deavere Smith used twilight as the title of this play because during this time there were good and bad things that came from the unrest and because that situation was strange and not just one thing. A time with pain and violence but also a time with hope for change

-Sophia

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Angela King's perspective resonated with me the most. She believed it was so insensible that her nephew was beaten just because the color of his skin. Angela King says, "I told you this whole thing is too much. It's hurting an' then you're happy, 'specially when I get to thinking about such treacherous people out there" (55).

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The perspective that resonated with me the most was Angela King's. The way she cared about nothing else and only wanted justice for her nephew was very touching. At one point she says"I don't give a 🤬 about no religious, I wanted justice and whatever things had coming to them happen to them." (Smith 57) This shows how she is only focused on justice for her nephew.

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I believe that Los Angeles was able to heal but it did not actually change. Some businesses were able to rebuild and reopen, and for the most part the unrest stopped and people went back to their normal lives. However, racism and prejudice still exist to this day.

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The idea of twilight represent a period of change, because the sky is changing from day to night or night to day. Deavere Smith titles the play twlilight because in the book while the city was burning at night it looked like twilight.

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I think that the perspective that resonated the most the whole book was Angela King. She gave an insight about how the experience of the whole situation was as a family member of Rodney King. She describes the horror of the whole situation with the media and all the news people coming after her. Angela King expressed how she wanted justice for Rodney King and how she would fight for that justice " I wanted justice, and I wanted whatever, them things had coming to them done to them regardless you can call it revenge or whatever."(Smith 57)

-Roman

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The parts of Los Angeles most affected by the riots can't heal until things change for the people in those communities.  On pages 159-160, Smith says that there were riots in Los Angeles as a result of police brutality 20 years before the events of 1992. There was a report and talk about what was wrong with society.  But the same problems still existed 20 years later when the events of 1992 occurred.  If you live in South Central, those problems probably still exist today.  That part of the city won't be healed until the way people are treated changes.  One thing that has changed is that people in other communities are more aware of how others are treated and more willing to stand up against injustice when they see it.  That is a start.

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The chapter "Ask Saddam Hussein" resonated with me for two reasons. First, it asks if we are really better off having really smart, talented people die in the name of freedom, instead of staying alive to be among the leadership. The author was talking about Jonathan Jackson, but this chapter made me think about people like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy, and how much they might have accomplished over the past 50 years if they had been allowed to live. Then this chapter goes on to talk about all of the power and weaponry the United States Government has and its willingness to use it, even against its own citizens! In a book about the problems that exist in Los Angeles and the need for change to the justice system and accountability of police (government), the author's warning about the violence and destruction our government is capable of when people go against it was disturbing. This part of the chapter resonated with me because it showed how unequal the fight for equality really is. It really is a war between the powerful government, with all of its arsenals of weaponry that have already crushed entire countries, and the least powerful people in the city.

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I like the description of twilight in the chapter, Magic #2. "...it's not night or day, because it's transition, and to me it implies a sort of limbo." In this book the idea of twilight represents the period of transition that was taking place during the events of 1992. I think the author titled this play Twilight because the play is about the transitions that were happening as a result of the unrest in the city and also the transitions that were happening for many of the people who are the characters in the play.

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After all the events, it took some time for Los Angeles to heal but I feel like after the events Los Angles was not completely healed and people were still hating even though their were many things to combat it. The city may have calmed for a while but still there was a spark of hatred in the city. The march for peace still goes on today saying that maybe Los Angeles is not completely healed.

-Roman

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I think that the idea of twilight shows that there was a lot of darkness during the time of 1992 but many bits of light of hope shined out it the sky. If you look up a picture of twilight you can see that almost 80% of the sky is dark and about 20% is light. I think that Deavere Smith named the book twilight because in the book she gave a lot of insight on horrible things like the riots but she also gave positive prospectives.

-Roman