Matthew Arnold was a Victorian writer who felt isolated by the industrial age and expressed a pessimistic outlook on life. He commented that he felt "three parts iced over" and was "wandering between two worlds, one dead/ the other powerless to be born." Although he initially found joy in poetry, when that was lost he turned to literary criticism. His most famous poem is "Dover Beach." The document also discusses Kitty Genovese, who was murdered outside her apartment in 1964 while between 12-38 witnesses failed to call the police or intervene.