This short story explores the impact his Mercedes, his denim clothing made in Paris and his unshaven face had on his death, since they all play a major role in this short story. "When the officer, who is inexperienced, who is nervous because of the neighbourhood, who is suspicious because of the car and because he has been trained to see an unshaven man in blue jeans as a potential thief and not as a probable owner, orders him to halt, he is surprised." There was no doubt that the car he drove, and the denim clothing on his body were symbols of his wealth and status, but the police officer who saw him thought that he was possibly a thief due to his unshaven face, and the area they were in.
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