In Regards To Bellow's View On Reading
Daniel DeLuck
Dr. Joseph
9/24/2014
ENC1101
In Regards to Bellow’s view on reading Upon completion of reading Saul Bellow’s view on what is happing to reading, I think it’s safe to say that Bellow does not want to believe reading is becoming a thing of the past. Technology is rapidly advancing, which will lead to less books, and more EBooks, Movies, and reading from a device. Terry Teachout predicts that technology will take over future generations. Generations will depend on technology for everyday life, like reading from their smart phones or watching a movie that was based on a novel instead of reading it. Teachout supports his claim by saying "For Americans under the age of thirty, film has replaced the novel as the dominant mode of …show more content…
People nowadays are reading less because of technology and its ease of use. When people want something, they want it fast and on the spot. That’s why technology is such a huge influence on today’s culture. With technology, everything is so much easier to access. It could take you seconds to pull up a movie on your phone with today’s technology. Less Americans result to reading, in fact, "according to one recent study 55 percent of Americans spend less than thirty minutes reading anything at all."(14) Reading is important and people need to be reading …show more content…
I believe that, with books becoming obsolete, Americans will become less educated. If the average American becomes less educated, what will happen to future Americans? Our society will start to become less successful and only hurt themselves. It’s important that we read more every day. Imagine not reading to a child before he goes to bed or when trying to keep a child entertained, you simply just turn on the TV for them and let them absorb nothing useful. Today’s Americans, Read less than any before. 15 years from now, it will be interesting to see technology grow and see what else it
Dr. Joseph
9/24/2014
ENC1101
In Regards to Bellow’s view on reading Upon completion of reading Saul Bellow’s view on what is happing to reading, I think it’s safe to say that Bellow does not want to believe reading is becoming a thing of the past. Technology is rapidly advancing, which will lead to less books, and more EBooks, Movies, and reading from a device. Terry Teachout predicts that technology will take over future generations. Generations will depend on technology for everyday life, like reading from their smart phones or watching a movie that was based on a novel instead of reading it. Teachout supports his claim by saying "For Americans under the age of thirty, film has replaced the novel as the dominant mode of …show more content…
People nowadays are reading less because of technology and its ease of use. When people want something, they want it fast and on the spot. That’s why technology is such a huge influence on today’s culture. With technology, everything is so much easier to access. It could take you seconds to pull up a movie on your phone with today’s technology. Less Americans result to reading, in fact, "according to one recent study 55 percent of Americans spend less than thirty minutes reading anything at all."(14) Reading is important and people need to be reading …show more content…
I believe that, with books becoming obsolete, Americans will become less educated. If the average American becomes less educated, what will happen to future Americans? Our society will start to become less successful and only hurt themselves. It’s important that we read more every day. Imagine not reading to a child before he goes to bed or when trying to keep a child entertained, you simply just turn on the TV for them and let them absorb nothing useful. Today’s Americans, Read less than any before. 15 years from now, it will be interesting to see technology grow and see what else it