In Brave New World society has viewed other people as important or unimportant due to there height. In our society, people with great physical appearance have been viewed as normal or weird. In our society teenagers and adults try to achieve that "perfect" image of themselves due to influences of the media. For example, the brand Abercrombie & Fitch is an influence of the media. The pictures that Abercrombie produces to get people to buy their clothes are mostly: topless, muscular, tall, blonde hair, and white complected. This gives off an idea that in order to look "cool" or "attractive" you have to wear their clothes or just by wearing there clothes brand you would automatically be attractive and fit in with society. In Brave New World, Bernard has always been insecure about his height because he has an image to keep up. He is an Alpha-Plus and yet he can't seem to fit in or get the respect he deserves since he isn't like the other Alpha-Pluses. The same situation is applied in our society today, you see little girls wanting to be like music artist because they have fame, fortune, and a good life.
I think that, yes, media messes with people's heads. The media influences people of all ages to what clothes to wear, how to look (appearances), and even what you should like.
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I think your right. People are labeled by what they where. But how do we solve this issue? How can we leave our insecurities behind and become more comfortable being ourselves? While the media does influence us in many ways, most people know they are being influenced yet they fail to do anything about it. I for one don't like Ambercrombie that much. If people wear it that's fine, but it's just a shirt with the brand on it. Why can't people escape this circle of entrapment the media has set out for them?
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Ana. The many people are dependent on their appearance, and if they don't socially acceptable, then they are seen as outsiders. The media gives everyone a certain style that they "have" to look like. If they don't look like that, then they are viewed differently and even judged differently. I like that you are showing that media has an influence on the way people dress, but isn't there other ways that the media can influence us? For example, the media can also influence people over their weight. The media is a powerful tool and it can be used to manipulate people in many different ways.
ReplyDeleteLike Eduardo and Richard above, I agree. I do too think that the media gives us an image of the way we're supposed to look physicaly. And when we don't meet these requirements, we don't fit in. So, what the media does is for us to change our selves, and become the person they have in mind for us to be. But, do you think that the media always influence us in a negative way? Or vise versa, do you think it's right for the media to tell us what we should be?
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