Throughout this book I found it interesting how people seemed to be so close to their neighbors and had such great attachment to their community and the area in which they lived. David’s story of when Elmwood went through urban renewal surprised me since he would often run back to Elmwood and cry next to his old house. I’ve never felt that great of an attachment to the area I live in and I can barely recognize who my neighbors are. The stories in Root Shock however show how families in the neighborhood would often help each other and their children would play with each other. Has things changed over time where this sense of community is no longer that important or does it have to do with the fact that everyone in the community were in a similar situation and were able to connect over something. Root Shock also shows however that these tight bonds are fragile. After urban renewal families no longer contact others in their community. People moved on and even walking distance was too far for some people to take the trip for if they weren’t next door to them. Doesn’t this show how superficial these relationships were and how it was only temporary due to their situation?