Final Blog

As we come to a close and Intro to Lit is ending, I look back on the class and realize, wow the books we read and the discussions we've had, I have learned much more than I was anticipating.  I some of these books have opened my eyes to how our generation is evolving and how we really look today without realizing it from "Feed", "Culture Jam" and even from "Hunger Games", I see now that our generation is all about tecnology and watching reality television because we are entertained.  Throughout this class, ideas have come easier to me and opened my eyes to different themes in the book that we even face today in our culture. 

Our class and group discussions made me open my eyes to the reality of today.  We had a few great discussions on our dumbest generation that motivated me to really experience what life has to offer instead of watching tv all the time, sufing the internet constantly and most of all typing on my phone all the time.  After that article of the dumbest generation, "Culture Jam" and "Feed", I was motivated to go out and enjoy life, not focus on technology.  Then after reading "1984", well I was just like wow, ok I hope that doesn't become our future.  Like the theme of privacy, I need my privacy I could not dea with the government or "Big Brother" watching our every moves and being in control, not letting us think for ourselves.  That discussion kind of angered me a little, not letting us be ourselves and having no privacy.  Privacy and our thoughts are what makes us who we are. 

I feel like in a way, I find myself responding to literature in that I read the book then think about what I read.  I never really used to respond to literature, I just would read books and finish them.  I feel that after reading all the requried reading, which in most cases some of the books were very good, I am realizing that I have more opinions that what I say out loud.  The class discussions have really got me participating and speaking my own thoughts.  The discussions we talked about, privacy, our culture today, our dumbest generation and many others, I have spoke my mind and opened up to my group about my beliefs and opinions.  Overall, I fully enjoyed this class and had fun reading and discussing the themes of the books.  It really has opened my eyes to the world.