There are few cities with so many good as New Orleans and also few cities where there is such a stark coexistence with the bad. It is this city, the Big Easy, that is home to kind and generous and Christian people . . . and yet also this city that has allowed evil to flourish in a way that has become truly dangerous.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- New Orleans is described as a city with both great virtues and serious dangers coexisting.
- In plain terms
- New Orleans has kind people but also serious dangers.
- What can you take from it?
- Cities can have strong contrasts between kindness and danger.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do good and bad coexist in cities?
- What allows evil to flourish?
Another view
The quote relies on broad generalizations about the city and its people.
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