'The Ave' is a ten block area where a permutation and combination entities have come together, brush past one another, or remain unknown, still, after years of being side by side. The author draws a clear picture of the place with specific details that makes up the neighborhood. But her descriptions come to life with the ambient sounds while the many voices brings the character of 'The Ave' to life.
The piece approaches 'The Ave' as a living, breathing place, a place that has witnessed and endured both good and bad. Times change and so does the clockwork. What's noticeable is the underlying sadness in the sounds and voices, even if they don't appear to be. A young woman, late in the piece, says she'd rather live a short but happy life instead of a long and uneventful one. Why do I have a feeling that's exactly what 'The Ave' would say about itself?
Review of Life on 'The Ave'
Emon Hassan
Posted on May 13, 2006 at 03:17 PM
'The Ave' is a ten block area where a permutation and combination entities have come together, brush past one another, or remain unknown, still, after years of being side by side. The author draws a clear picture of the place with specific details that makes up the neighborhood. But her descriptions come to life with the ambient sounds while the many voices brings the character of 'The Ave' to life.
The piece approaches 'The Ave' as a living, breathing place, a place that has witnessed and endured both good and bad. Times change and so does the clockwork. What's noticeable is the underlying sadness in the sounds and voices, even if they don't appear to be. A young woman, late in the piece, says she'd rather live a short but happy life instead of a long and uneventful one. Why do I have a feeling that's exactly what 'The Ave' would say about itself?