I think what Donna Steiner suggested about stereotypes is that while on the surface people may appear similar they all got to where the are on a different path. maybe that's to philisophical or something, but i think steiner is saying every situation is different even if you're put into a category. i don't feel steiner completely stereotyped during this essy. she even began by saying she saw this roommate (i think it was a roommate?) as an artist and a runner, not a drunk. i think steiner uses the word drunk so frequently to rob it of it's shock value and meaning. to make it as familiar to the reader as it is to her, not to stereotype. i didn't stereotype the subject of the piece. that sounds arrogant, as if i somehow have the ability to look past all of the ideals society has instilled in me. i stereotyped to an extent. i thought, "drinker. somewhat irresponsible," but i didn't think, "drinker. threw their life away, good for nothing, pathetic." stereotypes seem impossible to avoid unless you're raised in some kind of bubble away from the media and general society, unless you come to your conclusions completely on your own based on your own experiences. My thoughts on the subject of the articles changed slightly towards
the end. The interview allowed the reader to see a “softer side.” At first I saw her roommate as a party girl kind of, which lead me to believe she wasn’t concerned with how her actions affected others. When she apologizes for being hard to live with it becomes obvious that she does care about how she is viewed by and treats others. Her somewhat irresponsible lifestyle doesn’t necessarily mean that she has no conscience. She cares, but caring doesn’t fix everything. Or something.