I never really realized what graffiti really signified to the people who created it. To them, it seems like it is a way to communicate themselves and preserve themselves, much like the goal of a writer. For this reason, I believe many of these people could be considered artists. Many of their works are amazing and beautiful, and I really don't think it matters where their art is being displayed. It seems like they just want to be heard and recognized and known. The main intention here is not to vandalize. Tracy 168 says "we painted them to make them look beautiful." I think graffiti is greatly misunderstood and it is really an attempt by talented people to be heard and recognized. They only do these things on public property because many of them come from low social classes and it would be hard for them to be able to sucessfully reach a large amount of people with their art.

In the second piece, Dondi says "Every time yoe read a name you're reading a story." I thought this was very interesting and for some reason this made a lot of sense to me. These signatures are of real people, many of which have had great struggles and are trying to express their anger, resentment, and sadness through any medium accessible to them.