The Age of Earthquakes is a thought-provoking, self-help type book that warns of the dangers of the future and what society has become as it has developed with technology. The authors are able to successfully convey this notion through implementing stylistic techniques such as repetition and a variety of layouts for each page.
Words, phrases, and images are commonly repeated on pages of the book in order to emphasize what they are saying. This ultimately reflects the repetitive actions that we as humans engage in everyday and how we are built to want structure and pattern, which hinders us from trying new things and becoming individuals. It also comments on how everything in our society has become one assembly line after another, as we move from task to task in order to complete our days.
Furthermore, the pages are designed in such a way so that each one is unique and the readers are forced to think about the meaning behind them. The overall structure of the book is radical and sporadic, which mirrors how modern society is viewed today. It is ever-changing, fast-paced, and uncontrollable. Everything is new, and nothing is original. As a result of this, our society is rapidly morphing into something that we are no longer able to recognize. Although technology has allowed us to advance in ways we never thought were imaginable, it has also held us back from discovering ourselves as individuals, as well as each other.
By succumbing to technology and all that it holds, we are not able to connect to our world around us and the other individuals that are a part of it. Once we are able to recognize this, we have the ability to choose if we would like to give into technology, or to engage with one another.
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Melanie Perse
3A Hendricks
Melanie Perse
3A Hendricks
I agree with the statements you have made about the text throughout your response but i would argue that in today's society we need the present forms of technology for communication. With people who can not verbally communicate so they do so with "talkers" present day technology has helped them achieve this. So without technological advances like so i would say our communication would be more restricted not necessarily better.
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