Extra Credit Dialogue

On the express bus to the city this morning during the United Nations General Assembly

Time: 7:50A.M.

Older Woman: “Oh Lord, I’m going to be late! This is ridiculous!”

Bus Driver: “I’m trying as best as I can ma’am.”

Older Woman: “But I am going to be late! Is this going to be the same way the whole week?”

Bus Driver: “Unfortunately, this will not end until Monday.”

Older Woman: “This is absurd! You know, what they really should be doing is holding this assembly in Siberia, where this whole mess started!”

Bus Driver: (Confused) “Okay ma’am I will get you to your stop shortly!”

Analysis: The conversation here is a perfect example of how some people truly don’t understand what is going on in the world around us. You would think the older woman would know what was going on because people of her age are generally wiser due to having much more experience in the world. This woman had no idea that the United Nations General Assembly is an annual meeting to discuss major issues in the world. She thought this was all taking place because of what happened in Syria, not Siberia. This woman didn’t know the proper name of the country that went through this horrible attack. I can understand, maybe this woman was outraged that she needed to be at work on time, but I believe that we should all be able to give up a little bit of our time so that political leaders can discuss major issues. We are being given freedom in America. Yes, being in lots of traffic might be inconvenient, but that is the least we can do to help contribute to world peace.  I’ve learned from this experience that people should not start a rant about information that they‘re not 100% sure is accurate. The woman made herself look like a fool. If I were her, I would feel like George Orwell when the Burman tripped him and everyone laughed because that is basically what everyone on the bus was doing when they heard her unintellectual rant. Writing this dialogue taught me that punctuation and your choice of words are key to getting your point across. By using explanation points in the dialogue, it lets the readers know that the woman was screaming when she was ranting about being late. I also learned that dialogue brings life to the characters' and lets the readers know their personalities.