We’ve all known about urban legends, whether we believe they are true or untrue, they've always been familiar to the public. Urban legends have existed for a long period of time through different fables and folktales told by various people. The verification of an urban legend can remain unknown based on how many times it has been passed on and shared around the world; in different countries and regions where each culture varies in beliefs and traditions. An urban legend can be spread and created by numerous people and during that process, the main topic of the story or idea can be changed. Urban legends can be told or explained differently depending on how the public captures the story that’s being shared.
The phrase “urban legend” first appeared in print in 1968, when English professor, Jan Harold Brunvard used it in his book, “The Vanishing Hitchhiker: American Urban …show more content…
They have evolved over the years as people have continued to share and pass on the stories around the world. Not all urban legends have to have serious messages or conspiracy theories like most stories told today. Despite the fact that this is how most people like to share their stories, they spread quickly and bring amusement to the public, whether it's through the internet mass where every myth and legend has become more modernized through waves of new technology that bring pressure to our lives by using websites, emails, and social networking, or by people that like to speak out about different ideas and situations, all these unverified urban legends bring self-reflections and fascination at a constant rate always bringing uniqueness to our lives and cultures. Urban legends shape our attitudes towards our life experiences and encounters. As times continue to pass, our culture continues to be affected and changed by the urban legends we constantly hear and become familiarized
The phrase “urban legend” first appeared in print in 1968, when English professor, Jan Harold Brunvard used it in his book, “The Vanishing Hitchhiker: American Urban …show more content…
They have evolved over the years as people have continued to share and pass on the stories around the world. Not all urban legends have to have serious messages or conspiracy theories like most stories told today. Despite the fact that this is how most people like to share their stories, they spread quickly and bring amusement to the public, whether it's through the internet mass where every myth and legend has become more modernized through waves of new technology that bring pressure to our lives by using websites, emails, and social networking, or by people that like to speak out about different ideas and situations, all these unverified urban legends bring self-reflections and fascination at a constant rate always bringing uniqueness to our lives and cultures. Urban legends shape our attitudes towards our life experiences and encounters. As times continue to pass, our culture continues to be affected and changed by the urban legends we constantly hear and become familiarized