Videotape

Don DeLillo’s short story, “Videotape” presents a cynical, social commentary on the overexposure of heinous acts by means of new media outlets, such as the videotape, which contributes to the commercialization of tragedy for viewers and the resulting desensitization of the public that occurs. The story is focused on one of many homicides committed by the Texas Highway Killer, which has coincidentally been recorded by an unknown 12-year-old girl playing with a video camera in the back of her family’s

The ‘Golden Age of Television’ is what many refer to as the period between the 1950s and 60s when the television began to establish itself as a prevalent medium in the United States. In 1947, the American Broadcasting Company (ABC), Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), the National Broadcasting Company (NBC), and the Du Mont Network were the four main television networks that ran stations with regular programming taking place. (Television, 2003) While regular television programming was a new innovation

Noble efforts are put forth constantly to capture the essence of reality. As seen in Don DeLillo’s “Videotape,” reality is difficult to capture, it is elusive, it contains so many unknown variables that lie outside of the general thought process of the average individual. Reality is impossible to portray in a written work, image or video. Even family videos, the videos that contain almost nothing but a child-like innocence and little artistic value cannot capture reality, merely the hard, cold

murder of the man in the car next to her on tape. The man watching the video on the news is stuck in awe, without knowing why he becomes so involved in the death of a man he didn’t know. Don DeLillo wrote the short story “Videotape” in 1994, and it represents the faults of videotapes

“Lets go to the Videotape” Analytical Essay by Aksel Strmgaard Simonsen Grief is an issue that most people struggle with throughout their lives. The person may feel divided, remorseful, and unable to cope with the feelings of grief. In Fiona Maazel's short story "Let's Go to Videotape," the reader encounters a father trying to cope with the tragic loss of his wife and the mother of his son. Still, the age of social media is offering fathers new treatments for dealing with feelings of grief. The

“Let’s Go to the Videotape” is a short story by Fiona Maazel that is about how a single father named Nick struggles to raise his son, Gus. Maazel's fiction and non-fiction have appeared in many publications, including Harper's, The New York Times Book Review, and The New York Times. Maazel is considered very talented in humanizing her characters and their reactions in difficult family situations, such as “Woke Up Lonely”, which is about a cult leader, his ex-wife, and the four government employees

The client for the first videotape was a 21-year-old man named Juan. The client I interviewed is my employer. Juan graduated from Lincoln Tech as an automotive technician. The situation that he brought up during the session was that he has difficulty expressing himself verbally and emotionally to both his parents and girlfriend. This inability to express himself has caused some issues in his romantic relationships and his family life. Juan has tried to deal with his situation internally and has not

Amazon is consistently ranked as the premier E-commerce business, an achievement that stems from their use of the Web to conduct and facilitate the sale of products online. Amazon’s mission of “Earth’s most customer-centric company”, is reflected through its core competencies of revolutionizing and streamlining the vending business, by becoming the most effective and high-quality producer of online services. Innovation through advanced technology and a great customer experience, are the main core

Through works like Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" and Don DeLillo's "Videotape," readers gain insight into the human condition, particularly in relation to themes of confinement, oppression, and the quest for autonomy. These texts offer a nuanced view of American society, highlighting its complexities and evolution over time. Charlotte Perkins Gilman's "The Yellow Wallpaper" and Don DeLillo's "Videotape" both explore the theme of confinement and its psychological effects, revealing timeless

Americans find violence entertaining. It is recorded, viewed, and shared constantly. In Don DeLillo’s short story, “Videotape” a young girl recorded a man that was shot while driving in a car; the video was shown on the news repetitively. The short story revolves around a man at home attentively watching the video; he continuously called on his wife to watch the video with him. This videotape represents how everyone is being desensitized to violence, how there is a growing obsession with violence, and