Hidden Truths
In today’s world, society demands truth and accuracy from the media in the wake of disasters. Often, facts alone are not strong enough to capture the true details of a tragedy. In the novel Before the Fall, author Noah Hawley writes a thrilling tale about the crash of a private jet, the story of survival, strength, human nature, and a glimpse into the past of the deceased. All of these aspects are captured in Hawley’s perception of the media and how it portrays and strives to solve the mystery on behalf of the public. There is a sense of confusion surrounding the crash, and details are revealed through each character’s pasts. Truth is found through the analyzation of these characters, just as it can be found in many witness …show more content…
Yet, at the same time, information can be distorted just as easily. The validity of an event is only as valid as the source. In this case, with the plane crash, solid evidence such as the blackbox and debris can only tell so much. The true details can only be found in the witnesses and actual people’s lives. Similar to how Hawley describes actual factors being skewed, journalists emphasize the importance of learning “how better to wield judgment” because it “is becoming a downright requirement as information becomes more prevalent and more complex” (Grant: Fake News). While it is hard for the audience to differentiate the difference between real and fake news, it is even harder for investigators to decipher what is true and not true about a situation. Similarly, this reflects on the importance of learning the background stories of each character in Before the Fall. The realization that Charlie Busch was essentially the murderer is highly dependent on his background information. Hawley uses Busch’s history to lead readers to believe that he had a mental illness. It is up to the readers to choose how the wield the information. The idea of fake versus real news carries on to the significance of witnesses in real
In today’s world, society demands truth and accuracy from the media in the wake of disasters. Often, facts alone are not strong enough to capture the true details of a tragedy. In the novel Before the Fall, author Noah Hawley writes a thrilling tale about the crash of a private jet, the story of survival, strength, human nature, and a glimpse into the past of the deceased. All of these aspects are captured in Hawley’s perception of the media and how it portrays and strives to solve the mystery on behalf of the public. There is a sense of confusion surrounding the crash, and details are revealed through each character’s pasts. Truth is found through the analyzation of these characters, just as it can be found in many witness …show more content…
Yet, at the same time, information can be distorted just as easily. The validity of an event is only as valid as the source. In this case, with the plane crash, solid evidence such as the blackbox and debris can only tell so much. The true details can only be found in the witnesses and actual people’s lives. Similar to how Hawley describes actual factors being skewed, journalists emphasize the importance of learning “how better to wield judgment” because it “is becoming a downright requirement as information becomes more prevalent and more complex” (Grant: Fake News). While it is hard for the audience to differentiate the difference between real and fake news, it is even harder for investigators to decipher what is true and not true about a situation. Similarly, this reflects on the importance of learning the background stories of each character in Before the Fall. The realization that Charlie Busch was essentially the murderer is highly dependent on his background information. Hawley uses Busch’s history to lead readers to believe that he had a mental illness. It is up to the readers to choose how the wield the information. The idea of fake versus real news carries on to the significance of witnesses in real