The Effect of Fantasy Fiction

On this basis, we have to be careful about the children’s education. Lots of students find literature boring and waste of time nowadays. So, we have to make them realize that literature does not only consist of stories written about imaginary people, but it represents ideas that are revolutionary and fascinating for their future life; however, that will not happen without taking responsibility. Therefore, parents and teachers have to undertake this task because that a generation takes the shape of the society it belongs. For instance, they will not feel strange if their parents do not discuss different ideas about a situation. That’s why; parents and teachers should keep children away from the idiot box, and should pay attention to their education. Not only from the perspective of literature but also relating what they learn from books with real life. Being aware of that technology is being used to establish conformity in society, that is, simply accepting the tenets of the majority, we have to try to change the rules of the

In the article, “Why Literature Matters,” Dana Gioia predominantly focuses on the use of logos, logical fact-based evidence and stimulating, emotional-based language to entice the audience. Gioia elaborates on the theme of correlation between young adult Americans and the decline of literature in this age group. He continues his argument with the consequences with the decline of literature in the lives of these Americans.

A day hardly ever goes by without hearing something about body image in our society. It seems to be all around us today and there is little we can do to avoid it being around us. I don’t like seeing this affecting our society, because I see it changing us in a bad way. In gathering information on just how and why people worry about their body image, ideas on how to prevent this obsess on were also

In the passage “Why Literature Matters” by Dana Gioia, Gioia states that the decline of interest in reading in America is decreasing. She then claims that this lack of interest will hold negative effects on the future of our society. Gioia uses facts and evidence to support her claim.

But in these days people are spending time in talking on the phone, chatting with their friends, or playing video games. Technology consumes more time than we think; once we get in to it, it going to take at least an hour to get rid of it. Many researchers indicate that American children spend an average of eight hours a day with media, including television, computer, and video games (Source 1). Opponents will say that student can score higher percentile when using computer-based instruction than student who received no computer (Source 2). It is true that student will score higher if they use computer, but the time that they spend with computer still matter. I don’t mean that computer-based instruction is bad but the time they spend on it is the problem. Students should not be allow to use computer more than 2-3

In his essay, “Generation Text,” Mark Bauerlein, uses many statistics and strong evidence to convince his audience that adolescents are losing the need to learn and grasp the knowledge of the arts and humanities that once were important to previous generations.

Low self-esteem is, and always will be, a growing issue in the world. There will always be people who struggle with it more than others and others less. And some people want to change it, some people want to help other people so that they never have to face the harsh reality of low self-esteem. And some people just don’t want any help at all. But of course, without a change, body image will just get worse. And if there is change, perhaps this way that social media and people view reality can change how everything is going

Every time we peek into a book, we have faith that each mystery behind the tale will unfold in an engaging conclusion that will leave a mark upon us. Now imagine wiping knowledge off the surface of the earth, it’s like plucking the petals from every rose that ever grew in the world. The only thing left of a rose is the stem and no growth. In order to achieve knowledge, we need books in our society. Has it slowly become a new trend to ignore the fact that books bring enlightenment to our knowledge. There is a novel I read that gives humans an insight to why books are significant. In “Fahrenheit 451” by Ray Bradbury, he writes this novel on a future dystopian American society. In this engaging controversy, the people have become part of a

Our hope for the future is slowly dying. Why? Because, because we can not come together, because we can not love one another, because we can not find a common goal, because we can not find hope.

Dana Gioia, author of the article "why Literature Matters", writes about the decline of reading in the U.S. and how it affects our society. The consequences of people not reading are expressed through his specific factual evidence and his prediction of what is going to happen if the American people continue to ignore this issue.

Education is nonexistent, feeding the people facts only to keep them satisfied. While this situation seems to be only possible in the realm of fiction, the ugly truth is that this degradation of thought is happening every day. For example, instead of doing summer reading, many students choose to read SparkNotes© or watch the movie. They choose to simply not think, as that would take a deeper plane of understanding that they are too lazy to reach. As a strong advocate of reading, I continue to wonder how people choose to lose the beauty of words for a mere plot outline. Although to the work laden student this seems to be no large issue, it reflects a society that refuses to think more than it needs to or wants to.

In the article, “Why Literature Matters”, the author, Dana Gioia, states how reading is taking a turn downhill as young adults are not reading literature. Gioia addresses that in order to fix the issue, politicians and business communities need to try and fix the problems. Dana Gioia uses a series of logical appeals to show how the decrease in literature is affecting the society.

Brave New World gives us a full view of how books are disappearing and how they are seen as unimportant. “You can’t learn a science unless you know what it’s about.” (Huxley pg. 27) Taking into mind, their society values moral education.

In Samuel G. Freedman’s New York Times article, New Class(room) War: Teacher versus Technology, Freedman argues that technology is effecting the younger generations in a negative way inside of the classroom. He explains that while the baby boomer generation sees technology as a useful means for information and communication, the newer generations use technology for counterproductive means such as entertainment and socialization. While it is true that some people utilize technology for unproductive means, the majority of people in the classroom have the self-discipline to pay attention to the professor rather than their phone. Yes, some students may produce worse grades due to technology, but if they didn’t have the technology they would more than likely find a different way to waste time. Freedman exaggerates the issue by acting as if the majority of students are absent-mindedly on their phones during class. There will always be

As the world continues to advance technologically, the demand and interest of books will continue to decline. If we aren’t careful we could end up like the society in Fahrenheit 451 where books are banned. In Fahrenheit 451 Ray Bradbury’s central argument is that the tv and radio and other technologies will make the general populous forget about books in order to get a more immediate high. This in turn will turn the people into empty shells without emotions or any complex thought.