September 27,
1996
From education and consumption, to personal
relations and public affairs the news media in the United States captures our
attention by littering it with pseudo-events.
As advancements in technology made it possible for journalists to
communicate more easily, the media began to blossom into the national scene
instead of the usual local news and events.
More and more technologies were developed that in turn helped the media
expand into a salable commodity. The
rotary press, cameras, the telephone, radio, and the television are all
examples of those advancements. When the
media could broadcast across the nation, they were able to make a small event
into a seemingly enormous event just by the number of people that were exposed
to the news.
As news became a
round-the-clock event, reporters needed to find ways to beat repetition in
reporting that news. Now reporters must
go and find news to report to keep the airwaves and TV's flooded with new
events.
Long Summary
of: Peanuts
Peanuts is one comic strip that has been in
everyone's lives now consistently for many years. It gives inspiration to some people. Charles Shultz uses unique analogies for everyday
items that makes them easier to associate with life. Many of his ideas, such as "The Great
Pumpkin", have become American past-times.
Charlie Brown represents the "little
man" figure; a person struggling to succeed in life. Many other comic strips have portrayed this
also, but none have lasted so long. This
figure has been portrayed in musicals, movies, and toys. Charles Shultz has put together a real
artform according to his own definition.
His definition is that something can only be recognized as art if it
makes the same impression on a future audience as it did in the present. Since Peanuts has been around for four and
one half decades, I would say it was brilliant artwork.
Short Version:
Peanuts
Peanuts is a comic strip that has been around
for many years. It meets the
requirements for artwork, simply because this generation, (1990's), respects
and observes it in the same perspective as the generation, (1950's), whom was
first exposed to it. Generations to come
should have the same feelings.
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