by Debra, it is told from the perspective of Johnny's aunt who had received a phone call after Johnny was shot. This essay takes a different view of African Americans in society. The way the aunt describes the man who shot Johnny complements societal stereotypes. She states that he is "an unemployed, middle-of-the-day, crotch-squeezing, loud-talking brother with many neglected children born to many forgotten women." This is often how society perceives all African Americans, even though it is actually a small number who may be this way in reality. Dickerson even states that "we disavow this abnormal loser but, to many, he is black ».