The Message In The Bottle Analysis

In our current society, there is the expectation of having more and more. It could be something as simple as a material good, or it could go beyond that where we want to have the whole world in the palm of our hands. There is not necessarily something wrong with that, but then there’s the question of, “How much is too much?” At what point does an individual have enough? How can an individual be fulfilled? As a Christian, I’m constantly reminded that a Christian is that who gives without expecting nothing, however, in today’s world giving has become very difficult.
Diogenes Allen, in his book Traces of God, made a powerful statement, “Concern for those in severe need is not a matter of choice for a Christian; it is to be a Christian” (91).
In this article, Walker’s purpose is the “investigation of news as a category of communication” (140). As tried to understand his purpose I realized that news can be a type of communication if we let it be. If we read the news and acknowledge our predicament then something is being communicate to us. Walker states that “the response of hearer of a piece of news is to take action appropriate to his predicament” (117). This statement explains that Walker believes that news should be investigate by the hearer in order to implement it to his own predicament instead of accepting the news and making it a knowledge that will not be relevant to his predicament. Therefore, Walker might think that being able to read news as something new that needs to be investigated instead of reading it at as a statement of knowledge is a struggle we all go through, but it’s necessary for an authentic life. To some extent I agree with Walker because many people just take in knowledge of the world that surrounds them and do not try to understand the news outside their own little bubble. I believe that being able to respond to news through our own predicament could help us live an authentic