SoiferI VtP Annotation: Soap foam

Not everyone in a particular community necessarily view toxics the same way--whereas older people see the river with trepidation, the young people are drawn to it. The appearance of toxics is not always seen in a solely negative light--there is a sense of fascination in some at the destruction that toxics cause. Soapy water in itself does not have the appearance of something dangerous, but with greater information and context, particularly in light of how the river looked in the past, the seemingly harmless soapy water has the potential to appear sinister to older generations.