There are two perceptions of the self. The self with which we perceive our own image and identity, and the self with which others perceive us. Sometimes we act differently towards certain people and situations. In Night Walker by Brent Staples, he describes his experience of being stereotyped as a dangerous man. He adopts a cautious and conformist attitude to modify public space in a positive way to the detriment of its development. People stereotype an African American man as a dangerous man. The night Staples went out onto a deserted street, a woman perceived him differently than he expected. When she sees him as a black man "six feet two inches tall" (256) wearing a "big military jacket" (256), she continues to observe him as they walk down the street. Eventually, she ran away in fear that he was a dangerous person and she would be a victim. But for him, he didn't think that way. He also sees himself as a victim. He's a harmless guy, a "gentle,...barely capable of carrying a knife to a raw chicken" (256). Additionally, he reported suffering from “insomnia” (256). People on the street behave as if they were his victims. He describes his first victim at the age of 22. This was the woman he met during the incident that night. She is young and “well dressed” (256). When he saw her thinking of him as a big black man, her "escape" made him believe she was afraid of him. He takes note of how others perceive him. He thought she saw him as an “abuser, a rapist, or worse” (256), so she ran away. In addition to examining his height and clothing, he believes she had judged him by the color of his skin. Additionally, there were reports of "muggers occasionally infiltrating the area from the middle of paper...people on the subway platform" (258), who let people empty the lobby of the building. Before his turn, be calm and try not to panic the police. The police are the group that owns guns, so he tries to help them relax while they do their job. However, all these actions limit his development as a person, because he was doing it for others and not for himself. He whistles melodies from “Beethoven and Vivaldi” (258) to ease the tension of those around him. He hisses this because it is rare for an educated and peaceful man to be a dangerous aggressor. He describes the theme of Vivaldi's Four Seasons as "the bell that hikers carry...in bear country" (258). He is like the hiker, who rings the bell so that the bears are not surprised in his presence. Brent Staples showed in Night Walker that when he tried to fit into society, he lost his personal development.