SETTING: On a sidewalk at the entrance to a building in the middle of the block.
ROLES: Doorman, Passerby
SEQUENCE: 1 Doorman: [stands in front of the door, wearing a red uniform] 2 Passerby: [walks down street, on a path that will pass the door] 3 Doorman: [spots person walking down street] 4 Passerby: [notices doorman with red finery in front of the door, but keeps on walking]
24 Goffman, Interaction Ritual, 13. 25 Roger Schank and Roert Abelson, Scripts Plans Goals and Understanding (Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 1977), 41.
5 Doorman: [puts gloved hand on door handle] 6 Passerby: [slows down a little, and looks into the doorway] 7 Doorman: [opens door slightly] 8 Passerby: [keeps walking past door; turns to look down street] 9 Doorman: [lets door shut, and takes hand away from the door handle]
SETTING: On a sidewalk at the entrance to a building in the middle of the block.…show more content… ROLES: Door, Passerby
SEQUENCE: 1 Door: [exists, with sign that says “Automatic Door”] 2 Passerby: [walks down street, on a path that will pass the door] 3 Door: [sensors notice motion down the street] 4 Passerby: [notices door frame, and keeps on walking] 5 Door: [makes a soft motor hum noise, as if preparing to open] 6 Passerby: [slows down a little, and looks into the doorway] 7 Door: [opens a little, jiggling its handle] 8 Passerby: [keeps walking past door; turns to look down street] 9 Door: [lets door