The Crowd A day by Starr Lederer

2025-05-01 18:18:27 UTC

maybe he's reliving his death over and over? but the lady and the man kill some of the victims by moving them - lily

amir

2025-05-01 18:18:51 UTC

the same people appear because they are ghosts, and maybe they appear because they are attracted to people dying

jurneeh5 — 2025-05-01 18:19:35 UTC

maybe they are ghost and they also passed the same way- Jurnee

2025-05-01 18:20:01 UTC

if youre just watching or even ignoring something thats happened you can indirectly be hurting whatever the incident is by not doing anything - lily

2025-05-01 18:20:19 UTC

the same people show up at every accident because they seem to be strange ghostly figures who always appear when something bad happens. Their repeated presence makes the accidents feel more mysterious in a way and unavoidable- doriana

2025-05-01 18:20:24 UTC

maybe the crowd is past people who also died

2025-05-01 18:21:01 UTC

I think the ghosts are symbolic in some sense, perhaps victims of past tragedies watching the same preventable death occur over and over again.

2025-05-01 18:21:36 UTC

i think the crowd represents an eerie supernatural crowd i dont think they are real people- doriana

2025-05-01 18:21:51 UTC

some might be evil but it could also be a cover of something with evil intent? like the lady and the guy rolling him over to kill him but would later on say they didnt know could be using the crowd as like "witnesses" or something to blend in - lily

2025-05-01 18:22:01 UTC

they could represent that something bad may happen

2025-05-01 18:22:39 UTC

i dont think they are necessarily evil but they do give a creepy feeling and unsettling- doriana

2025-05-01 18:22:51 UTC

Most people not doing anything and just ignoring genocides, like during the holocaust - Oliver

2025-05-01 18:23:24 UTC

if you see something bad happening and you dont do anything about it you can make it worse

bethaniet4 — 2025-05-01 18:23:29 UTC

I think the crowd represents people's loss of individuality because in the crowd they act more like others in a group instead of having their own influence but more on what the crowd might be doing. - Bethanie

2025-05-01 18:24:00 UTC

I think it represents a collective mind of people who suffered the same way and now they have to watch the same suffering happen to others

2025-05-01 18:24:44 UTC

Sofia: It may be symbolizing the vultures and crows that smell and fly near dead bodies, waiting to feast on them

zacangelol — 2025-05-01 18:24:54 UTC

the same people died the same way and show up every time somebody died like them

2025-05-01 18:27:00 UTC

Sofia: The crowd maybe represents misfortune, death and bad luck

2025-05-01 18:27:09 UTC

The crowd represents humanity as a whole, ignoring the issues right in front of then, assuming that someone else will fix them.

2025-05-01 18:27:26 UTC

the crowd could represent fake worry? or something like that lol - lily

2025-05-01 18:27:33 UTC

I don't think the crowd is evil, simply oblivious and unhelpful.

2025-05-01 18:27:38 UTC

I think the story reflects on bystanders because it shows that even when something bad is happening people just stand by and watch

bethaniet4 — 2025-05-01 18:27:40 UTC

This story can reflect real-life bystander behavior we instead in this day in age pull out our phones when something happens or walk passes expecting somebody else to handle the problem leaving with nothing solved or fixed. - Bethanie

2025-05-01 18:28:27 UTC

Sofia: The crowd might be helpful souls that were cursed to cause death in others or watch others die in their hands

2025-05-01 18:28:54 UTC

It reflects real life scenarios of bystander syndrome by showing an easily understandable situation including it. Many people witness something that they could help with, but instead stare and gawk.

bethaniet4 — 2025-05-01 18:29:15 UTC

I think they were all symbolic of death's similar to our main characters. - Bethanie

2025-05-01 18:29:53 UTC

We've seen it time and time again where terrible things have been happening and people have said "theres nothing I can do" "someone else will do it (government, rebels etc) instead of putting in the work themself. Nazi Germany for example, or slavery in America.

-finn

2025-05-01 18:29:57 UTC

I don't think the crowd is evil just lost souls forced to watch the same outcome happen to different people

bethaniet4 — 2025-05-01 18:31:25 UTC

I think they were evil since they think being in a crowd minimizes the fact they are the reason why the man is dead or with the label of "just trying to help." - Bethanie

2025-05-01 18:31:52 UTC

Sofia: This reflects real life bystanders because they are desensitized and simply watch without helping at all, almost like it’s a show for them to use their phones and record for social media attention

2025-05-01 18:32:22 UTC

its like people not doing anything or speaking up about genocide, crimes, violation of human rights

bethaniet4 — 2025-05-01 18:33:12 UTC

I think through any history we look at if it's Korea or Germany there is always a silent or complicit crowd for a reason of being at bay in any situation. - Bethanie

2025-05-01 18:35:33 UTC

Sofia: this connects to historical events like the tragedy happening in Palestine and Ukraine, where people voice how much they care and want to help both sides but at the same time they do nothing to help them at all.

2025-05-05 17:34:04 UTC

not everyone is ever fully good or fully evil I believe they are both

2025-05-05 17:34:26 UTC

I think they represent bad things that could happen

2025-05-05 17:35:09 UTC

maybe he's reliving how he died over and over and these are the people involved

2025-05-05 17:35:35 UTC

its how people ignore all the wrong things going on in the world right now