Monologue of a non-traditional Mainstream values holder
Material and social attributes are the natural attributes of the mankind. Human beings are social animals since ancient times. No matter how old you are, what you do, which lifestyle you take, you simply can’t avoid people nor communication. When you deal with other persons, you are often judged and labeled by them according to Mainstream values of the society. People try to figure you out by telling your social status through your appearances, your political leanings through your readings and opinions. According to this, they decide which group of people you belong to. In other words, they detect whether you are one of them or not and then decide how they can treat you accordingly. In …show more content…
Ordinary people would be curious about the life of Ronald Reagan, the Archbishop of Canterbury or even the notorious Hitler. On the contrary, she would rather learn more about “the history of Inca khipu”, “the social value of altruism”, and “ dust jackets in the history of bibliography” (Davis, 96 99 98). It is debatable that whether heroes create the times or the times produce their heroes. But it is certain that powerful figures, in a good way or another, influence the pattern of the world and change the course of history. They can not be ignored. In the eyes of Davis, however, these people are not different from anyone else. There is nothing special about them. She might find them boring and it is probably a waste of time for her to read their autobiography. Her class plan is designed to suggest to both herself and the reader to care about different values so that the reader will become more creative, special, and interesting in their reading habits. She also wants us to be more objective about our value and less manipulated by “popcorn” value. By this, I mean fast food, digestible
Material and social attributes are the natural attributes of the mankind. Human beings are social animals since ancient times. No matter how old you are, what you do, which lifestyle you take, you simply can’t avoid people nor communication. When you deal with other persons, you are often judged and labeled by them according to Mainstream values of the society. People try to figure you out by telling your social status through your appearances, your political leanings through your readings and opinions. According to this, they decide which group of people you belong to. In other words, they detect whether you are one of them or not and then decide how they can treat you accordingly. In …show more content…
Ordinary people would be curious about the life of Ronald Reagan, the Archbishop of Canterbury or even the notorious Hitler. On the contrary, she would rather learn more about “the history of Inca khipu”, “the social value of altruism”, and “ dust jackets in the history of bibliography” (Davis, 96 99 98). It is debatable that whether heroes create the times or the times produce their heroes. But it is certain that powerful figures, in a good way or another, influence the pattern of the world and change the course of history. They can not be ignored. In the eyes of Davis, however, these people are not different from anyone else. There is nothing special about them. She might find them boring and it is probably a waste of time for her to read their autobiography. Her class plan is designed to suggest to both herself and the reader to care about different values so that the reader will become more creative, special, and interesting in their reading habits. She also wants us to be more objective about our value and less manipulated by “popcorn” value. By this, I mean fast food, digestible