Written
Analysis 3
Meagan
Morton
Popular
Culture
Professor
Omar Alomari
September
9, 2014
“Societies
create and nurture the heroes that they need”. (Brownie, 2005) This is very
noticeable in the Pinterest world. Pinterest has become a place of ‘all
knowledge’ and sharing that knowledge. When in Pinterest, you can see
categories of super heroes, quotes, reading material, workbooks, images, décor,
art, etc. Pinterest has given the very extensive ability to nurture any kind of
hero. Here things can be greatly analyzed as to what groups or people are
studying different categories of heroism. Walls, boards, businesses, people,
etc. are all brought into a continuous circle of flowing information to nurture
heroism. All hero memorabilia, quotes, pictures, books, movies, and so forth,
are created so people can gain access to the meaning of their heroes and apply
that to their lives.
“Cultures of the past that moved at a slower pace and
were less media-driven and controlled than our own created and nurtured heroes
and heroines who did not immediately flash as brightly as ours do and who
survived longer.” (Brownie, 2005) Yet again, this greatly relates to Pinterest.
In the past, people could only hope for glimpses of their heroes. They would
have to wait in lines or travel far and wide to collect items or gain
inspiration. Heroes were not as widely popular and were short lived. Often,
they might resurface in literature or stories from elders. Pinterest makes
everything live and accessible immediately. People can research how to live
like their heroes, how to buy their items, how to use their quotes, memorize
their images, watch their videos, and engulf themselves in anything they want
to nurture. Therefore, today, it is easy to find a hero and follow any fascination
associated with that hero. Our use of technology and sites such as Facebook and
Pinterest have allowed us to stay up to date with almost everything. Also, to
be able to save everything and categorize it as needed.
References
Brownie, R.B. (2005). Profiles of Popular Culture. (pp. 37).
The University of Wisconsin: Popular
Press.
Great blog, I also agree with your findings in that current day heroes are more easily accessible then in the past. Through modern technology our heroes have gone from larger than life to over exposed, this is the down side to current social media. Modern heroes are now people that want to stay relevant in a change by the minute society. Remember when people would seek good positive heroes not men and women that are famous for acts of stupidity seen by young people to be cool. In our culture it is cooler to be a guy that scores points in a professional team then get caught doing drugs then it is to be a decorated veteran, this is the current state of our heroes in our society.
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