This class has taught me a lot of things. At the top of the list is cynicism. Starting at the very beginning with Culture Jam, I've read a lot of literature that tells me this world isn't always all it's cracked up to be. I've learned that we're on a slippery slope as a society, and a lot of things can go wrong if we're not careful. Exploitation, stupidity, addiction, dependency on technology, and censorship are all prevalent in the world today, and this class gave me a first-hand look at where we could end up if we let it get the best of us.
I found myself actually getting into books like Hunger Games, and responding with anger to books like Culture Jam. 1984 and Fahrenheit 451 made me think, and I learned a lot of things just because they were good for me. I was always sort of a realist, so I appreciate the fact that this class took what's wrong with society today and made me more aware of it. Literature doesn't always have to be "Once upon a time" and "happily ever after", because that's not always how life turns out.
I believe that Culture Jam showed me what our world really is. When I was reading it the whole time I was saying to myself "I don't do that" or "no way that's me" but in all reality I was doing the same things that the book said.
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