Analyzing a Subjective Statement Why is the statement by the New York Times
subjective?
Later that month, on September 16, Jane Yatman set out
to ride 700 miles, a feat which she accomplished in 81
hours, 5 minutes. "Miss Yatman plainly showed the
effects of the terrible strain in her countenance," reported
the New York Times, "and she said that the ride was
torture during the last twenty-five miles." Those miles,
and indeed the entire last century, were ridden in a
drenching rainstorm.
-Wheels of Change,
Sue Macy
O Someone else might think that Yatman's expression
was one of determination,
It is unlikely that anyone would disagree with the
reporter's opinion of the events.
Most people would see Yatman's face and decide
her expression was one of pain.