Families Are No Longer Families In 'Primal Scream'

In many works of literature, the writer makes an argument for how people are supposed to behave. In the article, “Primal Scream”, the author is saying that families are no longer families, they are audiences. Kids are zoned in on T.V. and dads are zoned in on sportscenter. The author is saying we should behave like a “normal” family, talk to each other and not watch so much television. In the article it says “We can’t help but be aware of what happens when we spend more time facing the screen than facing each other.” This is saying we watch T.V. a lot more than we talk to our own family and we can’t help but see what is happening. This article is saying we should stop watching so much T.V. and start acting like a family and talk to one another.