Kazin's "Summer: The Way To Highland Park"

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According to Mr. Kazin, New York is the Mecca of American
history and Kazin is humbled as well as awed by the vastness of New York
City. More importantly, Kazin brings to life how books can fill a void in
the mind and entice curiosity.
Alfred Kazin, a man with a romantic mind, sets out on an aloof walk
from his dinner table to a park across town and on his stroll he encounters
many things that remind him of his love for history. As the sunlight was
dimming Kazin passes a police station in the east side of New York. The
police station signified the end of Brownsville, the town where Kazin
resides. Upon Passing the police station he is enveloped by the smell of
Italian cheese. The smell of Italian cheese signifies the entrance into
the Italian part of town. Here Kazin reveals he is suspicious of the
Italians. He thinks Italians are Fascists.
Toward the end of the Italian section of the city was a Catholic
reformatory for girls. He thinks of the reformatory as a ...

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