Anonymous Female Student Character Analysis

Smith interviews an anonymous female student enrolled at University of Southern California. The student’s monologue begins with a memory of her and her sorority sisters fearing for their lives during the 1992 Los Angeles riots. However, the student quickly transitions into a rambling description of how much her father loves his classic cars, and how he “would die” if they were damaged in the riots. The student indirectly highlights the white privilege that gives white, wealthy interview subjects a very different perspective on the riots than Smith’s Black interview subjects.