23. When the Music Stopped

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/31/opinion/after-the-brazil-nightclub-fire.html?_r=2&

      In Antonio Xerxenesky's article, "When the Music Stopped," he discusses about the nightclub fire that happened in Santa Maria, Brazil. It was a disastrous incident where 235 people from 15-20 years old died and many are still in critical situation in the hospital. Xerxenesky starts out by describing the tragedy. He also talk about the response of brazilians to this incident. Many people feel sorry for the families and friends of the victim and wishes that justice may be brought to those who caused so many people to die. However, Xerxenesky also reveal the black side of the brazilian society, there are some facebook users who thinks that this kind of incident is nothing compared to what happens in Africa and don't respect the dead. Other people also joked that these teenagers deserved to die , since they were hearing sertanejo. Xerxenesky continues to show many bad examples of brazilians action toward the fire. He ends his article by showing that there are many people who wish to make laws to stop young people from hanging out late at night. However, he also say that it is going to be hard, since there are many cities, such as Sao Paulo, who are known for their leisure attitude Therefore, using the nightclub fire as a pretext to stop these young people will be very wrong.

     The author's purpose in writing this article is to reveal the negative reactions of brazilians after seeing the incident that occurred in Santa Maria. He also wants to reveal that people will use this incident as a pretext to stop young people to have fun at night. He wrote this article for people who are interested in the nightclub fire and to those who want to know the aftereffect. The author is able to show his purpose clearly and prove it using different points. He is able to make the reader wonder about what he discussed and agree with him.