The Importance Of Call Me Ishmael

Perhaps read by parents rather than the children of this generation. We all know that reading is important, but why do we neglect it? This is due to the fact that the younger generations are less exposed to reading and books in general. Putting it simply, time is a constraint. What we have evolved into which is the technological age puts technology as an important factor in life. We see it as a source of productivity and something that is looked upon more. Reading is extremely popular if you see reading as reading your general news, text messages and articles. Reading fiction on the other hand is a different topic. It is a basic human need to fulfill our mental wellness and reading fiction fulfills it. Being so focused in the “productive” world and being entertained by other means such as films and games pull people away from the necessity of reading. In this essay, I will be talking about the importance and the value of reading and how media has affected our view of

It’s quick, fast and convenient. In today, media is something that we prefer as it is something that stimulates our senses more than reading a book which usually requires a lot of mind work. However, there is a distinct difference between the perspective of reading a book and watching a rendition or adaptation of it in media. An important part of the past time of reading is the ability to imagine and expand creativity. People have often mentioned that film adaptations or media takes lesser time to cover the same story. The thing that media is unable to fulfill, is the lack of intimacy between the audience and the story. When a film is produced, it appears very stimulating, having colorful effects and sounds. When watching a film, viewers are constrained to one point of view. Especially if the movie is an adaptation of a book, we can only view the stories of these characters through the thoughts and interpretations of another person. An example is the recent movie “The Giver” which was originally a book. Many viewers were rather disappointed with the movie, as it hardly seemed like it was portraying the story of “The Giver”. The main character Jonas is 17 in the film whilst in the original text, he was 11. For some of the audience, they responded negatively to this, as the innocence of being a child is lost when he was portrayed to be a mature teenager. People who have not read the book however, are left with the lasting impression of teenage characters which is quite unfair to the story, which was about experiences and the risks that come along with learning about them. Reading fiction in general, be it fiction or non-fiction, always brings a lesson or something that people can learn from and these things benefit us greatly in our everyday