Missy Raimann
Hastings
English 1010
21 September 2016
Summary Essay Chapter 1-3 In Jon Ronson’s So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed, Ronson explores different cases of public shaming for his journalism and demonstrates how the shaming not only impacts the person being shamed but everyone else around them. The author, Ronson is also part of the plot and he is affected by public shaming first hand via twitter. His personal experience with public shaming sparked his interest so he decides to investigate other public shaming events across the globe. In the first chapter, the main focus is on the British journalist himself and then the next two chapters discuss a specific situation between someone being shamed and the person that is doing the shaming. …show more content…
In California, Ronson and Lehrer are having a discussion about being in Ronson’s book. Lehrer does not think he should be in there and describes himself as being “drenched in shame and regret” (Ronson 34). He gets so upset he even quist his job and refuses to be a part of any interviews. However, Lehrer tells Ronson that he will make a public apology in Miami at the Knight Foundation the following week. When Lehrer makes his speech there is a large screen behind him with comments from twitter. When he begins his speech the comments are mostly positive for example one person says “Wow. Jonah Lehrer talk drives directly into a listing of failures, errors and mea culpa. And that, people is how you apologize”(Ronson 45). When Lehrer starts mentioning forensic science the viewers change their opinions and still believe that he is a terrible, cheating person. Things get even worse when word gets out that he was paid to give the apology speech. Not only is Lehrer filled with regret and shame but Moynihan also feels terrible because he isn’t paid as much as he thought and fellow journalists are afraid of him. Ronson starts to feel pity for Lehrer but is still unhappy that he took twenty thousand dollars for the speech. He asks Lehrer for an interview again and he agrees. A few months after the interview, Lehrer comes out with another book called A Book About Love but once again it …show more content…
He makes a point about how both people involved with shaming often feel disappointment and regret what they had done. Overall, Lehrer loses his career and even when he tries to redeem himself he is still shot down. Moynihan also feels bad because he didn’t get paid much for his article, is feared by other journalists and is guilty for essentially ruining Lehrer’s life. The bottom line is that it is a lose-lose situation for both Moynihan and
Hastings
English 1010
21 September 2016
Summary Essay Chapter 1-3 In Jon Ronson’s So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed, Ronson explores different cases of public shaming for his journalism and demonstrates how the shaming not only impacts the person being shamed but everyone else around them. The author, Ronson is also part of the plot and he is affected by public shaming first hand via twitter. His personal experience with public shaming sparked his interest so he decides to investigate other public shaming events across the globe. In the first chapter, the main focus is on the British journalist himself and then the next two chapters discuss a specific situation between someone being shamed and the person that is doing the shaming. …show more content…
In California, Ronson and Lehrer are having a discussion about being in Ronson’s book. Lehrer does not think he should be in there and describes himself as being “drenched in shame and regret” (Ronson 34). He gets so upset he even quist his job and refuses to be a part of any interviews. However, Lehrer tells Ronson that he will make a public apology in Miami at the Knight Foundation the following week. When Lehrer makes his speech there is a large screen behind him with comments from twitter. When he begins his speech the comments are mostly positive for example one person says “Wow. Jonah Lehrer talk drives directly into a listing of failures, errors and mea culpa. And that, people is how you apologize”(Ronson 45). When Lehrer starts mentioning forensic science the viewers change their opinions and still believe that he is a terrible, cheating person. Things get even worse when word gets out that he was paid to give the apology speech. Not only is Lehrer filled with regret and shame but Moynihan also feels terrible because he isn’t paid as much as he thought and fellow journalists are afraid of him. Ronson starts to feel pity for Lehrer but is still unhappy that he took twenty thousand dollars for the speech. He asks Lehrer for an interview again and he agrees. A few months after the interview, Lehrer comes out with another book called A Book About Love but once again it …show more content…
He makes a point about how both people involved with shaming often feel disappointment and regret what they had done. Overall, Lehrer loses his career and even when he tries to redeem himself he is still shot down. Moynihan also feels bad because he didn’t get paid much for his article, is feared by other journalists and is guilty for essentially ruining Lehrer’s life. The bottom line is that it is a lose-lose situation for both Moynihan and