"The Faith of Graffiti" by Norman Mailer

     This wasn't my favorite piece. I struggled to finish it, and just could not keep myself interested. The topic of graffiti writers was intriguing, but I just wasn't a fan of how Mailer went about writing this. His descriptions were very intricate and detailed, but I could not get myself absorbed in the story. A few aspects of the essay I did like though, such as when Mailer questioned whether a plant can feel pain or any sensitivity when it is burned or cut, and the metaphor of graffiti as plants, interacting with each other and what not.