In Ray Oldenburg's 'The Problem of Place in America' and Ishmael Reed's 'My Neighborhood' the authors express thier dissatisfaction with the community. Oldenburg focuses on the lack of a 'third place' and the effects of consumerism on the suburbs, while Reed recalls his experience with prejudice communities. Their aim is to identify problems in our society that they find to be a problem. Although neither of these authors offer solutions, the fact that these problems …showed first 75 words of 600 total…

…showed last 75 words of 600 total…look out for one another and care about what happens in their area. Also, the people often meet at thier houses to have dinner and talk. He says that it was the ideal community where the people act human. Now, while Reed is recalling a past experience of his, Oldenburg is simply stating facts and observations. Neither of these are direct warnings yet they attempt to make us aware of common problems in today's society.