Of all of the memories floating around inside of my mind, among all of the silliness and seriousness, one particular scene from my middle school years burns very brightly: a clear, hot, lazy summer day. I approach an old friend who pauses the music video playing on his iPhone to hear me better. "What are you listening to?" I inquire, "The future," he replies, and sinks back into his trance-like state. I knew it was hip-hop that he was listening to, but for a 12-year-old kid who had been surrounded by the classics all of his life, I couldn't comprehend why he would choose to listen to it over the masterpieces that were just a click away. The truth is, I still don't.
Ellen Glasgow once said "All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.", and although she was writing about the postbellum South, her message is still relevant in the modern world. Living in a progressive world such as ours certainly has its benefits, as evidenced by the massive development of technology and knowledge in just the past century. However we have lost something along the way. The Classics as we know them have gradually drifted away from the center of the public's attention and have been replaced by pop culture. Change has always been a problem for me. Although it's not something that I take great pride in, there are …show more content…
The classics allowed for the wealthy and the poor to find common ground and to offer different interpretations to each other. This is the ultimate beauty of classical culture, which contrasts greatly with many pop and hip-hop themes such as murder and alcohol abuse. Although change itself is not detrimental to society, we have to come a point where art has transitioned from Impressionist masterpieces by Monet to empty canvases that are now being bought for tens of thousands of
Ellen Glasgow once said "All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward.", and although she was writing about the postbellum South, her message is still relevant in the modern world. Living in a progressive world such as ours certainly has its benefits, as evidenced by the massive development of technology and knowledge in just the past century. However we have lost something along the way. The Classics as we know them have gradually drifted away from the center of the public's attention and have been replaced by pop culture. Change has always been a problem for me. Although it's not something that I take great pride in, there are …show more content…
The classics allowed for the wealthy and the poor to find common ground and to offer different interpretations to each other. This is the ultimate beauty of classical culture, which contrasts greatly with many pop and hip-hop themes such as murder and alcohol abuse. Although change itself is not detrimental to society, we have to come a point where art has transitioned from Impressionist masterpieces by Monet to empty canvases that are now being bought for tens of thousands of